RAF Lossiemouth
Service Unit Aircraft / Role From Date From Date To To
RAF No . 15 Flight Training School ( 15 FTS ) North American Harvard , Airspeed Oxford , Hawker Hart , Miles Master Formed 1 May 1939 20 April 1940 RAF Middle Wallop
RAF No . 46 Maintenance Unit Various Formed 15 April 1940 15 February 1947 Disbanded
RAF No . 20 Operational Training Unit Vickers Wellington , Avro Anson , Westland Lysander , Miles Martinet Formed 27 May 1940 17 July 1945 Disbanded
RAF No . 57 Squadron Bristol Blenheim RAF Wyton 24 June 1940 13 August 1940 RAF Elgin
RAF No . 21 Squadron Bristol Blenheim RAF Watton 24 June 1940 29 October 1940 RAF Watton
RAF No . 82 Squadron Bristol Blenheim RAF Bodney 18 April 1941 3 May 1941 RAF Bodney
RAF No . 21 Squadron Bristol Blenheim RAF Watton 27 May 1941 14 June 1941 RAF Watton
RAF No . 21 Squadron Bristol Blenheim RAF Watton 7 September 1941 21 September 1941 RAF Watton
RAF No . 111 Operational Training Unit Consolidated Liberator , Handley Page Halifax , Vickers Wellington The Bahamas 27 July 1945 1946 Disbanded
FAA Station Flight Various Formed June 1946 February 1973 Disbanded
FAA No . 766 Naval Air Squadron Fairey Firefly , Hawker Sea Fury , Supermarine Seafire , North American Harvard , Miles Martinet RNAS Rattray 4 August 1946 3 October 1953 RNAS Culdrose
FAA No . 764 Naval Air Squadron Supermarine Sea Fire , Fairey Firefly Re-formed 18 May 1953 23 September 1953 RNAS Yeovilton
FAA No . 804 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Hawk RNAS Lee-on-Solent 30 October 1953 10 May 1955 HMS Eagle ( R05 )
FAA No . 736 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Hawk , Supermarine Scimitar RNAS Culdrose 4 November 1953 26 March 1965 Disbanded
FAA No . 738 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Fury , Hawker Sea Hawk , De Havilland Sea Venom RNAS Culdrose 9 November 1953 1 January 1964 RNAS Brawdy
FAA No . 802 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Hawk RNAS Lee-on-Solent 23 November 1953 13 September 1956 RNAS Ford
FAA No . 759 Naval Air Squadron Supermarine Sea Fire , Hawker Sea Fury , Gloster Meteor , De Havilland Sea Vampire RNAS Culdrose 28 November 1953 12 October 1954 Disbanded
FAA No . 801 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Hawk Re-formed 14 March 1955 10 October 1956 HMS Centaur ( R06 )
FAA No . 811 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Hawk Re-formed 16 March 1955 16 May 1956 Disbanded
FAA No . 810 Naval Air Squadron Hawker Sea Hawk Re-formed 4 July 1955 6 August 1956 HMS Bulwark ( R08 )
Previous units and aircraft
List of past , present and future flying units and major non-flying units permanently based at Lossiemouth .
Royal Air Force Lossiemouth or more commonly RAF Lossiemouth or Lossie is a military airfield located on the western edge of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, north-east Scotland. Lossiemouth is one of the largest and busiest fast-jet stations in the Royal Air Force and known for its close proximity to flight training areas in Scotland and its favourable local flying conditions. Since the closure of RAF Leuchars in 2015, Lossiemouth is the only operational RAF station in Scotland and is one of two main operating bases for the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 in the United Kingdom. It is home to four front-line units which operate the Typhoon (No. 1 Squadron, No. 2 (AC) Squadron, No. 6 Squadron and No. 9 Squadron) each of which contribute to the Quick Reaction Alert (Interceptor) North capability which provides continuous protection of UK airspace. The airfield opened in 1939 and was operated by the RAF, predominantly as part of Bomber Command, until 1946 when it transferred to the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) and became known as RNAS Lossiemouth or HMS Fulmar. Lossiemouth was used as a training station by the FAA until it was handed back to the RAF in September 1972, after which it has largely operated as a fast-jet base. Investment in infrastructure is planned at Lossiemouth in order to accommodate the RAF's new fleet of Boeing Poseidon MRA1 aircraft, which are expected to enter service in 2020. No.