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In 2003, UK and NATO warplanes made a staggering 24,177 low-flying passes over the range, an average of 66 per day. See Appendix C on Low Flying Areas 36.Tiree. (NL 969 401) The RAF established a base on Tiree during the Second World War, and the ROTOR radar station at Scarinish was built in 1953. It was closed when the ROTOR system became obsolete but the RAF maintained the site in case it was required to reopen. Pictures and further information about RAF Scarinish can be found at www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/s/scarinish_rotor/index.html. Also on Tiree is a ‘golf ball’ style National Air Traffic Services radar on Ben Hynish, pictured below, which was built between 1983 and 1986. The radar provides air coverage for civilian air traffic approaching from the Atlantic but like all NATS radars built in the early 1980s, the radar on Tiree is compatible with military radars and can be linked to the UK Air Defence Ground Environment.  vii  viii
NATS radar ‘golfball’ at Tiree 37. Wick, Caithness. (ND 366 489) Firing range located south of the town of Wick and adjacent to the Old Castle of Wick used by the Territorial Army and local cadet groups. 3. THE NORTH EAST 
A pair of Tornado GR4s taking off from Lossiemouth The North East of Scotland provides a number of important military facilities for 21st century warfare, including the RAF bases of Kinloss[51] and Lossiemouth[53], but was arguably more vital during the Cold War. The North East region was the hub of US naval and radio telecommunications in Scotland, and whilst there are still a few important communications sites in the area, they represent a small section of the sites that were operational twenty years ago. Nevertheless, the North East remains an important asset to the British government and NATO. Just over a third of major facilities have been closed in the last 15 years. Download 2.64 Mb. Share with your friends:
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