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Old 21st Apr 2018, 17:22
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Originally Posted by chevvron
Isn't Woodvale still MOD owned? I would have thought it would be a prime candidate for closure.
One of the very few RAF airfields on the West coast, has an Auxi squadron and is very handy for the local Reserve Army and RM when using Altcar and others for the Morcambe Bay gas field and the ship traffic into Liverpool. Rumours are the runway will be resurfaced.
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