No XV(R) Squadron disbandment scheme

TORNADO GR4 ZD741/‘F-LS’ has been adorned with special ‘MacRobert’s Reply’ markings to commemorate the disbandment of No XV (Reserve) Squadron, the Tornado Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), at its RAF Lossiemouth base on March 31, 2017. The GR4 was rolled out of the paint shop at the Scottish base on January 30. For the full story of No XV(R) Squadron’s forthcoming disbandment and the history of ‘MacRobert’s Reply’, see ‘Going out on a high’ later in this issue. Niall Paterson