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Was on holiday at Lossiemouth so saw / heard these bits.......

First off saw a 'big prop' on app on arrival approx 19:00hrs Sat night !

Sun 24th Oct 10
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158929 / LA P-3C
165158 / CW C130 , Dep 14:00hrs , 'Convoy 61S4'

For Completeness......
XV240 / 40 Nimrod MR2 , Gateguard
XV241 / 41 Nimrod MR2 , Stored
(ZH196) / UJ Vigilant
ZK005 / SP Vigilant

Heard the Vigilants calling up as VGL892 and VGL897.

Mon 25th Oct 10
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G-FPLE BE200 , 'Calibratar 417'
(ZA149) / H VC10

Wed 27th Oct 10
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C130 I/B , Approx 14:50hrs (O/head Buckie)

Thur 28th Oct 10
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ZD741 Tornado GR4 , App , 'Lossie 30'
10:00hrs 'Convoy 6103' , outbound
15:59hrs 'Vortex 230' , Arr
16:53hrs 'Eagle 929' , Circuits , P-3C Seen from Lossiemouth
20:18hrs 'Vortex 230' , Inbound , Heli (Couldn't confirm type due bad weather as it went OTT Lossie).
21:12hrs 'LF12' , Outbound , P-3C

My first visit up North where I havn't had the pleasure of seeing and heaing the Nimrods in the evening, the thought of it made worse by the scandal of Cameron cancelling the MR4 leaving our shores undetected and a community wondering about its future.

Vortex 230 was a puma, it's still here I think. Not sure of reg though

Yep, stayed over that weekend, flew a mission on the Sunday p.m. towards the Cairngorms (serial unidentified)