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MPN11
OAP, again I agree. My time as Wg Cdr STO in MB was spent in trying to address such issues. Getting anyone upstairs interested in spending money on potential solutions was a major obstacle!
Things might have changed but, it did not seem difficult to me to have real plans to maintain the hard surfaces and hardened facilities (where they exist) as usable at say, off the top of my head, Cottesmore, Leuchars, St Mawgan, Scampton, Upper Heyford, etc..there are others. The only place I guess that might have plans today is, maybe Leeming? Just those few would double or more the target task if dispersal was used. The large aircraft should have standing plans for dispersed operations at civilian airfields. Oh yes, these plans should not be just written on paper, they need real £,£££,£££,£££ to support as a force enhancing reality.
OAP