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Landrover68

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Falcons!
« on: July 31, 2022, 07:31:02 PM »
A couple of old pictures from the 60s, the falcon unit at Lossiemouth used to clear gulls from the runways to prevent Birdstrikes, one of the many varied tasks for a Land Rover.
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Re: Falcons!
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2022, 12:52:05 PM »
Great pics.  :cheers

When I saw the thread title I thought it was about Project Falcons.

(I am sure all LR enthusiasts know what that was.... ;))
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Re: Falcons!
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2022, 11:51:19 AM »
They were still using one (falcon that is, not the landy unfortunately) to control the rabbits at RAF St Mawgan until a couple of years ago. He used to live in an aviary outside the Officers mess.

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Re: Falcons!
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2022, 06:01:28 PM »
I remember seeing them at the west end of Lossies runway clearing the birds off so a Shackleton could land followed by a Nimrod, late 60s early 70s.
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