Leuchars Collection

RAF Lightning F Mk. 6 - RAF Leuchars
Royal Air Force English Electric Lightning F Mk.6 XR760 H of No.23 Squadron at RAF Leuchars Date: 1969

Panavia Tornado F3 of 111 (F) Squadron based at RAF Leuc?
Panavia Tornado F3 of 111 (F) Squadron based at RAF Leuchars dispenses chaff and flares over the North Sea

Avro 683 Lancaster ASR-3
A 179 Squadron Air Sea Warfare Development Unit (Aswdu) Royal Air Force RAF Avro 683 Lancaster ASR-3 Parked on Wet Apron Date: 1940s

RAF Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, preparing for catapult launch at No.1 RAF Flying Training School, Leuchars, Scotland Date: 1938

BAC Jet Provost T. 5 XW307
British Aircraft Corporation Jet Provost T.5 XW307 66, at RAF Leuchars. Date: circa 1970

McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266
United States Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4E-42-MC Phantom 69-0266 (msn 3798, base code RS'), of the 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing

Sikorsky S-61L V-277
Royal Danish Air Force - Sikorsky S-61L U-277 (msn 61-277), of Eskadrille 722, at RAF Leuchars. Date: circa 1975

Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 XW919
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 XW919 (msn ), of 233 Operational Conversion Unit, at RAF Leuchars. (The aircraft of 233 OCU retained the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit markings)

McDonnell RF-4C Phantom II 65-0891
United States Air Force - McDonnell RF-4C-26-MC Phantom 65-0891 (msn 1508, base code RR), of the 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, at RAF Leuchars. Date: 1971

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF. 14
Royal Radar Establishment - Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14 WS838, at RAF Leuchars on 21 April 1970. Date: 1970

McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR. 2 XV401
McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom FGR.2 XV401 (msn 2885/9231), of No.41 Squadron, at RAF Leuchars. Date: circa 1969

McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG. 1 XT861
McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1 XT861 (msn 2383, base code V'), of 892 Naval Air Squadron, at RAF Leuchars. ( The base code V is odd, as Victorious never carried Phantoms)

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG. 1 XT869
Royal Navy - McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 XT869 (msn 2623, base code R, call-sign 002'), of 892 Naval Air Squadron, embarked on HMS Ark Royal (R09), at RAF Leuchars on 15 September 1973

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR. 2 XV418
Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2 XV418 (msn 3036/9248), of No.41 Squadron at RAF Leuchars on 14 September 1974. Date: 1974

Gloster Javelin F(AW). 9 XH905 L
Royal Air Force - Gloster Javelin F(AW).9 XH905 L (msn ), of No.11 Squadron, at RAF Leuchars on 17 September 1966. Date: 1966

Canadair CC-144B Challenger 144613
Canadian Armed Forces - Canadair CC-144B Challenger 144613 (msn 3035, 601/CL-600-2A12), at the RAF Leuchars Battle of Britain display on 21 September 1991. Date: 1991

Ilyushin Il-76MD 01 Red
Russian Air Force - Ilyushin Il-76MD 01 Red (msn 1003401024), at RAF Leuchars on 21 September 1991. Date: 2011

Beagle Bassett CC. 1 XS772
Royal Air Force - Beagle Bassett CC.1 XS772, of the Southern Communications Squadron, at RAF Leuchars on 19 September 1969 Date: 1969

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG. 1 XV581
Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 XV581 E, of No.43 Squadron, at RAF Leuchars. Date: circa 1970

McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG. 1 XV571 A
Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 XV571 A, of No.43 Squadron, at RAF Leuchars.. ( the FG.1 were former Royal Navy Phantoms, transferred to the RAF)

BAC Jet Provost T. 5 XW299 56
BAC Jet Provost T.5 XW299 56, of 1 Flying Training school, at RAF Leuchars, circa 1975. Date: circa 1975

BAC Jet Provost T. 5 XW287 80
BAC Jet Provost T.5 XW287 80, of the Red Pelicans aerobatic team from the Central Flying School, at RAF Leuchars, circa 1973. Date: circa 1973

Grumman C-1A Trader 146044
United States Navy - Grumman C-1A Trader 146044 Miss Liberty Belle (msn 74), embarked on USS Independence (CVA-62), seen at RAF Leuchars

BAC One-Eleven-402AP XX919
Royal Aircraft Establishment - BAC One-Eleven-402AP XX919 (msn 91), at RAF Leuchars on 9 September 1981. Transferred to Boscombe Down on 1 April 1997; withdrawn from use at Boscombe Down

British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS. 1 XZ491
Fleet Air Arm - British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS.1 XZ491, call sign 711, of 899 Naval Air Squadron, embarked on HMS Invincible (base code N ), at RAF Leuchars on 17 September 1983 Date: 1983

Northrop NF-5B 909
Royal Norwegian Air Force - Northrop NF-5B 909 of 338 squadron, at RAF Leuchars Date: 1981

Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR. 1 XX742
Royal Air Force - SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX742 (msn S.39, call-sign 14 ) of 226 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Leuchars. XX742 was first flown on 21 October 1974

Flygvapnet - Lockheed C-130E Hercules 40546 (call-sign 7 ), at RAF Leuchars. Date: circa 1980

Flygvapnet - Swedish Air Force - Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) - Lockheed C-130E Hercules 40546 (call-sign 7), at RAF Leuchars. Date: circa 1970

Kay Gyroplane Type 33-1 G-ACVA
Kay Gyroplane Type 33/1 G-ACVA (msn 1002) at the Fifty Years of Flying Exhibition, held at RAF Hendon. G-ACVA was first flown on 18 February 1935 and last flown at Perth on 16 August 1947

Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG. 1 XV573
Royal Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG.1 XV573 (msn 3065/9327) at RAF Leuchars. (The F-4K - FG.1 was the Royal Navy variant, transferred to the RAF on release from Fa service)

Canadian Armed Forces - Lockheed - Canadair CF-104 12796
Canadian Armed Forces Lockheed/Canadair CF-104 12796 (later 10496) at Raf Leuchars. Date: 1969

Royal Air Force - Hunting Jet Provost T. 4 XP634
Royal Air Force Hunting Jet Provost T.4 XP634 (call-sign 40), from RAF Linton-on-Ouse. at RAF Leuchars. XP634 was delivered on 29 June 1962 and sold for scrap on 17 August 1971. Date: 1960s

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows climb Big Nine Leuchars
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks climb in Big Nine formation at RAF Leuchars in September 2002 Date: 2002

Hawker Nimrod II K3654 immediately after launch
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, immediately after launch from the catapult at RAF Leuchars, showing the trolley in its collapsed attitude

Hawker Nimrod II K3654 about to be launched
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, about to be launched from a VIH type, telescopic tube catapult at RAF Leuchars

Hawker Nimrod II K3654
Hawker Nimrod II, K3654, at the point of release from the catapult at RAF Leuchars

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping