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TITLE
Kinloss, Battle of Britain Air Display, Sept 1956
EXTERNAL ID
PAN_30_086
PLACENAME
Kinloss
DISTRICT
Forres
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
MORAYSHIRE
DATE OF IMAGE
September 1956
PERIOD
1950s
CREATOR
J Nairn
SOURCE
Highland Photographic Archive (IMAG)
ASSET ID
20854
KEYWORDS
galas
celebrations
Kinloss, Battle of Britain Air Display, Sept 1956

A tractor pulling wagons full of attendees at the Battle of Britain Air Display at Kinloss, in September 1956.

The Battle of Britain was the name, originally attributed to Winston Churchill, given to the sustained air assault launched by the Germans against Britain and her air force. The German's inability to achieve air superiority would be one of their major setbacks on the road to defeat.

RAF Kinloss was opened in 1939 in Findhorn Bay, on the Moray Firth. The base was home to the Nimrod MR2 line, until the program was discontinued in December 2009. It was announced in October 2010 that the base would be retired as a part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.


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Kinloss, Battle of Britain Air Display, Sept 1956

MORAYSHIRE

1950s

galas; celebrations

Highland Photographic Archive (IMAG)

Jimmy Nairn & Son

A tractor pulling wagons full of attendees at the Battle of Britain Air Display at Kinloss, in September 1956.<br /> <br /> The Battle of Britain was the name, originally attributed to Winston Churchill, given to the sustained air assault launched by the Germans against Britain and her air force. The German's inability to achieve air superiority would be one of their major setbacks on the road to defeat.<br /> <br /> RAF Kinloss was opened in 1939 in Findhorn Bay, on the Moray Firth. The base was home to the Nimrod MR2 line, until the program was discontinued in December 2009. It was announced in October 2010 that the base would be retired as a part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review. <br /> <br /> <br /> This image can be purchased.<br /> For further information about purchasing and prices please email the<br /> <a href="mailto: photographic.archive@highlifehighland.com">Highland Photographic Archive</a> quoting the External ID.