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Tuesday 10 September 2013

The Last Ever Leuchars Air Show September the 7th 2013

It's Saturday the 7th of September and I'm at Leuchars in Fife with my aunt and cousin to witness the end of an era.
It's the last ever AIRSHOW to be held at Leuchars. The R.A.F are moving out to Lossiemouth and the army will be taking over the base. 

I took lots of photographs and some video. I'll let the pictures and video do the talking.
The photographs I've sorted into some sort of category and I'll begin with the colourful display of the .......

RED ARROWS

  






















RUNWAY AND TAKE OFF




























I took a fair amount of video but the rope barrier and filming directly into the sun has meant a lot of ruined footage. I've still managed to get fifteen minutes watchable however.

THE BLADES










IN THE AIR






























The Static Displays and Other Stuff


























Some lovely ladies to finish this post.

I was probably 10 or 11 when I made my first visit to the Leuchars Air Display.
It's a shame it's leaving the Kingdom of Fife.

What a wonderful weekend in the county of my childhood.

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6 comments:

  1. Lynn Proctor10 September 2013 at 16:07

    awwww i sorry, you will miss this---such a brilliant goodbye in pics!!

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  2. Linda10 September 2013 at 23:56

    Wonderful photos! Amazing synchronization!

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  3. Sandy's witterings11 September 2013 at 08:53

    Looks like a grand day out being spoilt by a great plane selection, the lovely ladies too.

    I've seen the red arrows in recent years quite accidentally, when you're nipping along at those kinds of speeds it's impossible to contain yourself to paying customers.

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  4. blueskyscotland12 September 2013 at 00:34

    Some great photos and footage Jim. A place I've driven past a few times but never been in.

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  5. Rose ~ from Oz14 September 2013 at 05:28

    A wonderful photographic accolade to the end of an era Jim. I'm sad, you've been attending a long time...

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  6. The Glebe Blog17 September 2013 at 21:21

    Thanks for your comments folks.
    I believe that the armed forces taking over will be the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, a REME battalion and the Royal Military Police. Perhaps we'll be looking at the Leuchars Military Festival in the future.

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