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RAF Leuchars
La RAF Leuchars (Royal Air Force Station Leuchars) était une base de la Royal Air Force (RAF) située à Leuchars, en Écosse.
Tout au long de la guerre froide et les années suivantes, la base est destinée aux avions de chasse surveillant l'espace aérien du nord du Royaume-Uni. La base a cessé d'être une base de la RAF en mars 2015, lorsqu'elle est devenue la Leuchars Station (en) à son transfert à l'armée britannique.
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RAF Leuchars
Royal Air Force Leuchars or more simply RAF Leuchars (IATA: ADX, ICAO: EGQL) is a former Royal Air Force station located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. Throughout the Cold War and beyond, the station was home to fighter aircraft which policed northern UK airspace. The station ceased to be an RAF station at 12:00 hrs on 31 March 2015 when it became Leuchars Station and control of the site was transferred to the British Army. The RAF temporarily returned to Leuchars between August and October 2020 to carry out QRA (I) responsibilities while runway works were being carried out at RAF Lossiemouth.
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Leuchars Station
Leuchars Station (IATA: ADX, ICAO: EGQL) is a British Army installation located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the historic town of St Andrews.
Formerly RAF Leuchars, it was the second most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom (the most northerly being RAF Lossiemouth). The station ceased to be an RAF station in April 2015 when control of the site was transferred to the Army.
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Earlshall Castle
Earlshall Castle is a restored 16th century courtyard castle, near Leuchars Station about 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) east of Leuchars, Fife, Scotland.
It has been described as “a perfect example of a 16/17th century mansion”.
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River Eden, Fife
The River Eden is a river in Fife in Scotland, and is one of Fife's two principal rivers, along with the Leven. It is nearly 30 miles (48 km) long and has a fall of around 300 feet (91 m).
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Leuchars
Leuchars (pronounced or ; Scottish Gaelic: Luachar "rushes") is a town and parish near the north-east coast of Fife in Scotland.
The civil parish has a population of 5,754 (in 2011) and an area of 13,357 acres (5,405 hectares).