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RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 12:49
by delbydoo
Another goody from Brian Clarke. This time, it's not actually an active base - Machrihanish (Campbeltown) was a NATO base primarily used as a staging post for US military transatlantic flights and the odd P-3. It's ideal for testing those secret AI projects as well!

Enjoy.

http://www.mediafire.com/?og1lnv8cevfr88v

Libraries needed:

FS9RAFHangarsLib.BGL
GGSE.BGL
MAIW_ABO.BGL
MAIW_Cargo.BGL
MAIW_Czech_Objects_Library.bgl
MAIW_Polish_Objects_library.bgl
MAIW_RAF_Operational_Buildings_Library.BGL
MAIW_RAF_Technical_Buildings_Library.bgl
MCDMilitaryLibrary.bgl
MG_ADF_40ft_Trucks.bgl
MG_BodyTrucks_Collection.bgl
raf_gse_1980s.bgl

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 13:13
by Firebird
Nice. Only place that I ever went to that got fish on the runway. Good old QJ.

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 14:09
by delbydoo
Firebird wrote:Nice. Only place that I ever went to that got fish on the runway. Good old QJ.
:shock: Really? Lol

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 15:24
by Firebird
Oh yeah. Not saying that it happened often but the weather could get a bit temperamental up there and a couple of times, that I know of, fish were found on the runway on the morning inspection.

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 16:04
by delbydoo
Obviously flying fish :roll:

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 16:41
by campbeme
So where do the F117 park....shhhhhh. :wink:

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 17:18
by jimrodger
campbeme wrote:So where do the F117 park....shhhhhh. :wink:
Nah... they're nor sneaky enough for Machrihanish :wink:

Jim

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 04 Feb 2013, 17:26
by Firebird
campbeme wrote:So where do the F117 park....shhhhhh. :wink:
In a hanger? :lol:

The most interesting rumour, a strong one, was that project Aurora flew from QJ. Transported there in a C-5, pre-flighted, took off over Northern Europe and back. Rolled back onto the C-5 and away back to the US. All in one Night.

Whether or not Aurora existed, flew or not, or was ever at QJ is for debate but it is a cool rumour.

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 04 Feb 2013, 19:57
by delbydoo
Firebird wrote:Whether or not Aurora existed, flew or not, or was ever at QJ is for debate but it is a cool rumour.
Yeah I heard that one too.....mid to late 80s

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 17:52
by paul64
I was there mid to late eighties and I'm afraid it did'nt happen :( nice rumour though

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 19:36
by campbeme
delbydoo wrote:
Firebird wrote:Whether or not Aurora existed, flew or not, or was ever at QJ is for debate but it is a cool rumour.
Yeah I heard that one too.....mid to late 80s

I thought it was also having strange visitors in the 90’s, around the time the supposed F-19 thingy bob whats it called crashed at Boscombe Down or didn't :wink:

http://www.dreamlandresort.com/black_pr ... scombe.htm

Re: RAF Machrihanish

Posted: 25 Dec 2013, 13:49
by VulcanDriver
Isn't there a golf course right next to the runway? If it is, it has blown any Black Projects flying from there!