Seals basking in the sun at Macrihanish, west of Campbeltown at the tip of Kintyre.
RAF Machrihanish is now MoD Macrihanish which incorporates Campeltown airport, and it has the second longest runway in Europe.
The US maintained a Navy SEAL Commando unit here - the 20 person Navy Special Warfare Detachment 1 and it was also used by the Royal Marines for training exercises
It was a strategically important NATO airfield during the Cold War, and was sold to MoD in June 1995.
I have added a song by Seal called 'Secret' as a nod to the top secret airbase and the SEAL unit once based there
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDm4CQydktc
Best viewed large, I think. Thank you
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78 comments
Ecobird said:
Malik Raoulda said:
Bonne et agréable soirée dominicale.
Ecobird replied to Malik Raoulda:
Have a lovely evening
Ulrich John said:
Ecobird replied to Ulrich John:
Have a good week ahead
Günter Klaus said:
Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
Ecobird replied to Günter Klaus:
Have a lovely evening and good week ahead
uwschu said:
Ecobird replied to uwschu:
Thank you Uwe. Have a good week
Boarischa Krautmo said:
Ecobird replied to Boarischa Krautmo:
Have a good week
Jean-Paul said:
we were shortly in North-Kintyre last year but decided to go to isle of Arran from Claonaig to Lochranza with the ferry, so we were'nt at Machrihanish. I see now, that this has perhaps been a mistake :)
Corinne Queme said:
Belle capture !
Nicole Merdrignac said:
Jocelyne Villoing said:
Bonne soirée mon amie.