RAF Kinloss (IATA: FSS, ICAO: EGQK) is a Royal Air Force station. It is near Kinloss, on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. The station is home to all of the Nimrod MR2 fleet in the Royal Air Force.
Numbers 120 and 201 squadrons, plus 42(R) squadron (the Operational Conversion Unit), equipped with the Nimrod MR2 are based at Kinloss. The station is also home to No. 325 Expeditionary Air Wing. 663 VGS operating the Vigilant TMk1 is also based at RAF Kinloss.
The UK Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre is another major unit at Kinloss. The ARCC is responsible for coordinating all rescue efforts within the UK and out into the Atlantic. This includes the receipt of signals from rescue beacons, and the dispatch and control of Nimrod aircraft and Search and Rescue helicopters.
No 325 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW) was formed at the station on 1 April 2006. The wing encompasses most of the non-formed unit personnel on station. The EAW does not include the flying units at the station. The station commander is dual-hatted as the commander of the wing.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving RAF Kinloss
" Can anyone assist me in locating Army Padre, Richard DUNSTAN-MEADOWS, last heard of at RAF Kinloss.Though may have been posted back to a base in the Mid-lands. Any info would be appreciated. Gary S Brown Queensland, Australia Last edited by Gary Stuart Brown. (U.N.CIVPOLICE) Last edited by Gary Brown. (UNCIVPOLICE)"
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" joined raf mar1978(swinderby) went to hereford for supply&movements training next raf kinloss(esg,msg) detatched to op keystone london,chindet falklands finished raf at cosford i am looking for alan lindsey who i joined up with and lost contact many years ago but also any of my old friends and work mates "
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" yes remember it well,i played in raf kinloss pipe band and we came down there to play for an A.O.C`S INSPECTION. WE HAD A GREAT TIME IN THE NAFFI ALSO AT ONE OF THE LOCAL PUBS.THAT WAS 61 OR 62 IF I REMEMBER. ALL THE BEST MARGARET. OWEN. "
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" 09:00 - 17 October 2005 A Moray-based RAF doctor is to become the first serving officer to face charges for refusing to serve in Iraq because he believes the war was illegal. Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Kendall-Smith, who is based at RAF Kinloss, will appear before a court martial early next ..."
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" I am looking for EX RAF MTD’s who served with me in Raf North Luffenham 72-72,RAF CDA Thatcham 72-73,Raf Kinloss 73-74. RAF Aberdeen University Air Squadron 74-76,RAF Wattisham 76-80, RAF Finningley 80-83 Gibraltar 83-85, RAF Wittering 85-87,If you are out ther get in touch "
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