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Old 28th Nov 2018, 21:21
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Originally Posted by racedo
Is it just me......................... but putting more and more assets into less and less feel counter productive from a Security Operations pov.
Absolutely, the available airfields, from an RAF view, in the UK has reduced much dramatically; Honington, Wattisham, St Mawgan, Coltishall, Cottesmore, Scampton, Leuchars, Kinloss, Brawdy, Chivenor, Binbrook, Abingdon, St Athan, Church Fenton, Finningley, were all what would now be termed 'Primary Flying Stations' in my day. Now effectively all gone. Add this the four main operating bases in Germany; Bruggen, Laarbruch, Wildenrath and Gutersloh.

So cuts to the RAF haven't gone too deep in the last 30 years.

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