RAF Lossiemouth
IATA: LMO – ICAO: EGQS
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Royal Air Force
Serves		Lossiemouth
Elevation AMSL		42 ft / 13 m
Coordinates		57°42′19″N 003°20′21″W / 57.70528, -3.33917
Website		http://www.raf.mod.uk/raflossiemouth/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	9,019	2,749	Asphalt
10/28	6,066	1,849	Asphalt

RAF Lossiemouth (IATA: LMO, ICAO: EGQS) is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Asphalt ( is a sticky black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude Petroleums and in some natural deposits sometimes termed asphaltum An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Lossiemouth is a town in Moray, Scotland. Originally the port belonging to Elgin, it became an important and innovative fishing town Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and currently Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s.

Contents 1 Existing squadrons 1.1 Current structure 2 Future aircraft 3 History 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

Existing squadrons

It houses three operational Tornado GR4 squadrons, and the Tornado GR4 Operational Conversion Unit. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An Operational Conversion Unit (OCU is a unit within an Air force whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing The station is also home to No. 140 Expeditionary Air Wing. It is the RAF's busiest fast jet base with 77 fast jets based there. Also, two Sea King helicopters are based there in a search and rescue role. Additionally, an extensive range of operational, logistic and administrative support functions are carried out.

Current structure

The RAF Lossiemouth structure as of April 2008:^[1]

• 140 Expeditionary Air Wing
• Air Combat 1 Group
  • No. 12 Squadron RAF
  • No. 14 Squadron RAF
  • No. XV Squadron RAF
  • No. 617 Squadron RAF - The Dambusters
• Air Combat 2 Group
  • No. 202 Squadron RAF - 'D' Flight - Sea King Search and Rescue helicopters. No 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth. No 14 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Panavia Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth No XV (Reserve Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Panavia Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth No 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is better known as the "Dambusters" squadron No 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Sea King HAR For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys.

Future aircraft

In November 2005, it was announced that Lossiemouth would be the main base for the RAF's fleet of F-35 Lightning IIs (designated the Joint Combat Aircraft by the Ministry of Defence). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA is the official designation of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence used for the F-35 Lightning II, formerly the ^[2]

History

Originally established as an RAF station, after the second world war the airfield was handed over to the Royal Navy and the station was renamed HMS Fulmar. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Royal Naval air station was returned to the Royal Air Force on 28 September 1972. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As noted, the base is currently home to a number of Tornado squadrons including the famous 617 'Dambuster' Squadron. Coincidentally, 29 modified Lancaster bombers from No. 617 Squadron and No. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction No 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is better known as the "Dambusters" squadron 9 Squadron, left RAF Lossiemouth for Norway on 12 November 1944 to bomb the German battleship Tirpitz. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Operational history This battleship was launched on 1 April 1939 and she was planned to be deployed in a manner similar to the ''Bismarck'', as a Commerce raider Each of the aircraft was loaded with a single Tallboy bomb. The Tallboy was an Earth quake bomb developed by Barnes Wallis and brought into operation by the British in 1944 The Tirpitz was located at a range of twenty miles and opened fire on the squadrons when the aircraft were thirteen miles away. One of the Lancasters was shot down. All of the remaining aircraft managed to get their bombs away – three of which hit their target. Within 10 minutes of the first hit, the Tirpitz had capsized.

No. 140 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) was formed at Lossiemouth on 1 April 2006 encompassing most of the non-formed unit personnel on station. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The EAW does not include any of the flying squadrons. The station commander is dual-hatted as the commander of the wing.

See also

• List of RAF stations

References

External links

• Official Website
• Airport information for EGQS at World Aero Data

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