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Royal Air Force Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. Throughout the Cold War and beyond, the station was h
Aerial view looking east over Leuchars.
Armourers secure 250lb bombs in the bomb-bay of a Lockheed Hudson of No. 224 Squadron at Leuchars.
A No. 111 Squadron McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1, an aircraft closely associated with RAF Leuchars.
Panavia Tornado F.3 of No. 43 Squadron, seen in 1993.
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was one of the principal combat aircraft of the United Kingdom from 1968 to 1992. The UK was the first export customer for the US-built F-4 Phantom, which was orde
RAF Leuchars
…a base to ensure the integrity of British air space and thus on 1 September 1969, Leuchars' air defence capability was increased with the delivery of McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1s to the newly reformed No. 43 Squadron – a squadron that would become synonymous with the base over the next 40 years. From 1972 to 1978 Leuchars also…
A Royal Air Force Phantom FG.1 of No. 43 Squadron in 1980
A Royal Air Force Phantom FGR.2 of No. 92 Squadron in 1990
A Royal Air Force Phantom F-4J(UK) of No. 74 Squadron in 1987
The first British Phantom (XT595) during a test flight in 1968