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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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RARE PHOTOS: Raf plane declares mid air emergency above scotland - The Real Truth

The first of the Poseidon MRA1 planes, intended for submarine-hunting and the tracking of maritime (Image: PA)

A ROYAL Air Force plane declared a mid-air emergency shortly after takeoff while in the Highlands.

The Poseidon P-8 plane issued a squawk 7700 emergency alert on Thursday morning shortly after it took off from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray just after 7am.

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