Lady Kinloss was unimpressed when Debrett informed her of her status in 1968. Told she would be Queen but for a quirk of history, she retorted: “I wouldn’t take the job for all the tea in China. I ...

RAF Kinloss in Moray will cease to exist as an operational air base after 31 July. The runway will be closed and air traffic controllers, firefighters and some ground staff will be transferred to ...

The RAF base at Kinloss in Moray is to bear the brunt of military budget cuts in Scotland, it has been confirmed. Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth told the House of Commons that Nimrod MR2 aircraft ...

Kinloss's closure followed the cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4 An RAF station will play a role in a major UK-led Nato training exercise before it closes later this year. RAF Kinloss is no longer ...

The search and rescue co-ordination centre at Kinloss in Moray is to close, the Ministry of Defence has announced. A total of 27 RAF posts and 10 civilian posts are said to be affected by the ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has moved a step closer towards reinstating its lapsed dedicated maritime patrol aircraft capability, with a first Boeing P-8A Poseidon having touched down at its Kinloss ...

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The Ministry of Defence has confirmed plans to disband one of three squadrons based at RAF Kinloss in Moray. Disappointment has greeted the news that 206 squadron, which was formed during World War I, ...

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The 12th Lady Kinloss, who has died aged 90, was a Scottish peeress who sat in the House of Lords between 1963 and the expulsion of most hereditary members in 1999. King James VI of Scotland had ...