initially based at RAF Kinloss in Moray, though his real aim was to become part of the MRT, the Mountain Rescue Team. He was rejected at first because although he was very fit he was too short ...

David Whalley, known to most simply as 'Heavy', dedicated his life to mountain rescue and public safety. His 37-year career in the Royal Air Force (RAF) Mountain Rescue Service saw him responding to ...

Whalley worked as a team leader for both the RAF Leuchars and RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue teams. He was also deputy leader at RAF Valley in North Wales and president of the Search and Rescue Dog ...

Mr Whalley was team leader of RAF Leuchars and RAF Kinloss. He was also deputy leader ... Tributes have poured in from mountain rescue teams across the country following news his death.

Tributes have poured in for a mountain search and rescue veteran who has been ... Mr Whalley was team leader of RAF Leuchars and RAF Kinloss. He was also deputy leader at RAF Valley in North ...

Whalley worked as a team leader for both the RAF Leuchars and RAF Kinloss Mountain Rescue teams. He was also deputy leader at RAF Valley in North Wales and president of the Search and Rescue Dog ...