Posted on Aug 28, 2019
US Marines aircraft cause a stir in the Highlands
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Two of the US military's most unusual aircraft have been carrying out training over the Highlands.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey has rotors at the end of each wing allowing it to take-off and land vertically.
The two US Marine Corps Ospreys were spotted on Monday over Inverness, Westhill and Newtonmore.
The aircraft landed briefly at Inverness Airport before taking off vertically.
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey has rotors at the end of each wing allowing it to take-off and land vertically.
The two US Marine Corps Ospreys were spotted on Monday over Inverness, Westhill and Newtonmore.
The aircraft landed briefly at Inverness Airport before taking off vertically.
US Marines aircraft cause a stir in the Highlands
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel That area of Scotland is normally quiet.
When I was in Inverness in 1997? it was a very warm summer.
I went to Marks & Spencer’s, (aka Marks & Sparks) and purchased a pair of walking shorts. They were remarkable in that there was only one rear pocket!
When I was in Inverness in 1997? it was a very warm summer.
I went to Marks & Spencer’s, (aka Marks & Sparks) and purchased a pair of walking shorts. They were remarkable in that there was only one rear pocket!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CSM Charles Hayden Been a Long Time since I was in a Marks & Spencer's I left the UK in 1987.
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CSM Charles Hayden
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel We were headed North, towards John O’Groats - nominally the most Northern part of Scotland.
Checking into a “tourist’s help center’, the young Lass advised us to go North for 40? miles along the coast and to watch for a small, white post office on the left.
There we walked a bit to the right, East, towards the Atlantic and viewed the Whaligoe(sp), Steps. perhaps 500- 1000 steps down the side of the cliff to a small boat landings for fishermen.
We were told that the on good days, the fishermen’s wives would traipse down those many stairs, gather the day’s catch and carry that catch as they walked to the town several miles North and retail the day’s catch.
On “bad” days, where the catch was zero, they would still walk to town and sell what they had to sell. Usually themselves!
Checking into a “tourist’s help center’, the young Lass advised us to go North for 40? miles along the coast and to watch for a small, white post office on the left.
There we walked a bit to the right, East, towards the Atlantic and viewed the Whaligoe(sp), Steps. perhaps 500- 1000 steps down the side of the cliff to a small boat landings for fishermen.
We were told that the on good days, the fishermen’s wives would traipse down those many stairs, gather the day’s catch and carry that catch as they walked to the town several miles North and retail the day’s catch.
On “bad” days, where the catch was zero, they would still walk to town and sell what they had to sell. Usually themselves!
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