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Typhoon aircraft relocate to RAF Lossiemouth

Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron marks relocation with a special 8-ship formation in the shape of a number 1.

Relocating from RAF Leuchars in Fife, Scotland, to RAF Lossiemouth, Typhoon aircraft of 1 (Fighter) Squadron will now provide quick reaction alert (QRA) cover alongside the Typhoons of 6 Squadron for the north of the UK. Quick reaction alert for the south will be based at RAF Coningsby

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