The Ministry Of Defence confirms that a Tornado F3 aircraft from RAF Leuchars crashed at approximately 1145hrs today, Thursday 2 July 2009, during a routine training flight in Glen Kinglas, Argyll.
The circumstances are being investigated and no further information is available at this time.
RAF Tornado F3
Royal Air Force Leuchars
The Station is primarily responsible for maintaining Quick Reaction Alert (North), providing crews and aircraft at 10 minutes readiness 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to police UK airspace and to intercept unidentifed aircraft.
RAF Leuchars has two Tornado Squadrons 111(F) Sqn, 43(F). In the case of a fast jet Tornado, the squadron is often composed of two or three Flights. Two will be formed of fully operational crews who are trained to carry out their squadron’s role. The third Flight will be responsible for the training (or ‘work up’) of newly-arrived crews.
The Station is home to 43(F) Sqn, 111(F) Sqn, No 6 Force Protection Wing HQ, No 612 (County of Aberdeen) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (the Air Transportable Surgical Squadron), 71 Engineer Regiment (Volunteers), the East of Scotland Universities Air Squadron and Number 12 Air Experience Flight. RAF Leuchars is undergoing change from being a Tornado base to becoming a Typhoon base; this is the Main Effort.
In 2010 RAF Leuchars will become the new home of No 6 Sqn, the first of 3 Typhoon Sqns that are planned to be based here. RAF Leuchars personnel are engaged in operations and deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Falkland Islands.
RAF Leuchars is on the Northern bank of the River Eden in the Kingdom of Fife, 6 miles from St Andrews and 8 miles from Dundee. It is approx 1 hour by train to the city of Edinburgh; there is a railway station co-located with RAF Leuchars. RAF Leuchars and Fife are rich with opportunities.
The base takes pride in being valuable members of the local community and its good relations with neighbours.
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