deployed its Huns to the Scottish base
to exchange with both Fleet Air Arm and
Royal Air Force units. Lossiemouth was
also home to the Naval Air Fighter and
Strike Training School.
Zetterquist recalls one detachment to
Scotland: “The purpose was to learn from
each other, exchange views and, to a
great extent, socialise. We lew with the
Buccaneers on a couple of anti-shipping
missions, and also practised how to passthe Scottish mountains two-thirds up, roll
inverted and pull over the top, so as not to
be observed by radar.”
The defensive box formation was
learned at Lossiemouth as Hans Fenneberg
outlined: “From the RAF school of tactics
in Lossiemouth we heard of the so-called
box-formation. Four aircraft lew a square
formation. No 1 in front, No 2 at 2,000ft to
the right, No 3 at 2,000ft behind No 2, and,
of course, No 4 at 2,000ft behind the lead.If the formation was jumped [attacked by
ighters], all four aircraft would turn at a set
rate of 4G into the attacker, which after a
90° turn was automatically sandwiched. [It
was] simple, but not that efficient since the
formation did not get any closer to the target
before the bandit was blown away.”
Hvidt deployed to Lossie in September
1968 on an exchange with 764 Naval Air
Squadron, which lew the Hawker Hunter
in the training role. His introduction to the
Scottish base was somewhat traumatic:
“It was a rather exciting arrival. The base
had experienced a very long and dry
period but, on our approach, and after
having passed the point-of-no-return, we
were told by the approach control that a
heavy thunder storm was now forecast.
We had to make an instrument approach
in rather bad weather on to a very wet and
slippery runway.
“Unfortunately, my wingman made a bad
landing in that he overtook me during the
lare and landed somewhat ahead of me. I
realised he might not make it without a net
engagement and therefore ordered him to
lower the hook and stopcock the engine [cut
the fuel supply].
“I stop-cocked too, since I had now
lost 1,000 to 1,500ft of runway with my
wingman engaging the arrester gear. We
totally blocked the last 1,500ft of runway;
sitting ducks, unable to move on our own
power because the F-100 engine could
only be started using an external power
unit. “Ground personnel from Lossie tried
to mount chains on our mainwheel struts
in order to clear us, but soon after, our
C-54 with Danish groundcrew arrived and
sorted things out. It was not funny to sit
there and wave at our technicians as they
taxied by. “We were supposed to arrive as
a section of four F-100s, but the second
pair had a ground abort in Karup and
therefore arrived 45 minutes later. It could80 Aviation News incorporating Jets September 2018
Training sorties involving eight to 12 aircraft were lown to practise attacks on large ground targets, such as air bases. Flyvevåbnets Historiske SamlingThe Royal Danish Air Force began to receive F-100s in July 1959 as
part of the Military Assistance Programme. via Robbie RobinsonTF-100F, GT-558, appeared at an Open House at RAF Wildrenrath in 1969. Originally assigned
to Esk 727, this aircraft was later transferred to Esk 725 and written off in an accident in
February 1976. Frank Klaassen