RAF Kinloss squadrons formally disbanded 26.05.11

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The three flying squadrons of RAF Kinloss were formally disbanded yesterday -- almost two years before the station finally closes. The three squadrons are Number 42 (Reserve) Squadron, CXX Squadron and 201 (Guernsey's Own) Squadron. They paraded their standards in front of the station's honorary air commodore, the Duke of Edinburgh. RAF Kinloss was stripped of its main operational role by the decision to scrap the Nimrod reconnaissance fleet. The Ministry of Defence says the base remains a defence asset and could be used for troops being withdrawn from Germany.



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