| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | ZK312 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon |
| Aircraft Version: | Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon FGR4 |
| C/n (msn): | 274/BS067 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 6 Sqn |
| Aircraft Name: | The MacRobert Fighter - Sir Roderic |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 May 2024 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 689914 |
| Photo Comment |
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On approach for Runway 12 at Prestwick, returning after a morning sortie as VENOM22. Carries on the port side beneath its cockpit the pennant of WG Cdr G. Montgomery, while the starboard side displays the commemorative marking "The MacRobert Fighter - Sir Roderic". Lady MacRobert lost two sons on active service with the RAF in WWII, one flying a Hurricane in the Middle East and the other in a Blenheim. She donated a Stirling and four Hurricanes to the war effort. The Stirling flew with XV Sqn as the defiant "MacRobert's Reply", a name continued on the unit's Tornados. After XV Sqn disbanded at RAF Lossiemouth in 2017, the based No 6 Sqn picked up the baton to keep the memory of the MacRobert contribution alive on one of their Typhoons. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 May 2024, and has since been viewed 130 times. |