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RAF LEUCHARS “A CENTRE OF DEFENCE EXCELLENCE” – CAMPBELL

North East Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell has highlighted RAF Leuchars’ role as a “centre of defence excellence” following today’s announcement from the MoD that around 200 RAF personnel from RAF Leuchars are to be deployed to Afghanistan. 6 Force …

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DEFENCE CASE FOR RAF LEUCHARS “UNQUESTIONED” – CAMPBELL

Sir Menzies Campbell MP has said that the defence case for RAF Leuchars is “unquestioned” following reports about its future. He said: “In spite of speculation, once again the Ministry of Defence has confirmed that no decisions have been taken …

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CAMPBELL QUESTIONS DEFENCE SECRETARY ABOUT RAF LEUCHARS

North East Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell, as part of his continuing campaign for RAF Leuchars, took the opportunity at Westminster this afternoon to question the Defence Secretary about the logic of closing the base when it is “uniquely geographically …

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FIFE MPs UNITE IN FIGHT FOR RAF LEUCHARS

All four Fife Members of Parliament, Sir Menzies Campbell, Gordon Brown, Lindsay Roy and Thomas Docherty, have voiced their support of the retention of RAF Leuchars in Fife and have called on the Defence Secretary to confirm the base’s security …

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CAMPBELL AND SMITH LAUNCH PETITION TO SAVE RAF LEUCHARS

Pictured is Sir Menzies Campbell MP boarding a Tornado at RAF Leuchars (Photo courtesy and copyright of The Courier 1995) North East Fife MP Sir Menzies Campbell and MSP Iain Smith have today launched a petition for the retention of …

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