Pte Robert McLaren, 20, from Mull, and Cpl Sean Binnie, 22, from Belfast, were also killed in action during the tour of duty.

BBC: Crowds turn out for Black Watch march

You have to fast-forward all the way to October 4th, 2004, the moment that pilot Brian Binnie crested at an altitude of 112km in SpaceShipOne, to find a similarly important moment in the history of private space flight.

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