Here Here, I arrived at Leuchars when Bryant was the Stn Cmdr, and AOS. He truely loved the station and the area, and that was the only reason he arrived to make the announcement, no other. He has a real attachement to the station and felt personally let down by this decision. He obviously tried to sell the party line to everyone at Leuchars and spell the bigger picture, but it was obvious to me, and others who know him, he did not agree with it. When a man of his standing, tells an audience at Leuchars that the decision was 'up in the air' until last week, I am damn well going to believe it. What he did also say, is that the RAF were not in any discussions. They were simply contacted when needed to provide info on what, how and when. All decisions were made by politcal people.
What also sticks in the throat, whilst it was never ever seen as a competition by anyone in Fife, only minutes after the announcement, the moray SNP poilitician stood up in the commons and used the word 'Victory' over Leuchars. what a disgrace. Then, leass than 24 hours later, Dr Fox had the gaul, to jet into Lossie, and have his photo opp, whilst taken the massive applause from personel and locals. Almost like he was lapping it up. That is what really sticks in. Not the fact Leuchars is closing, that we can all handle, all that wear the Blue know we will move and carry on. But the way this has all come about, announced and since banded about.
Then less than another 24 hours later, and they are trying to steal the airshow! Leuchars still has 2 years here, and they are already campainging to have the airshow, like we are dead already. Get a grip people of Moray, ask yourself, would it have been the same had the decision been reversed. I can say, hand on heart, there would not have been 1/10th of the victory celebrations from Fife.
