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Old 3rd May 2019, 08:50
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Finningley Boy
 
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Originally Posted by Green Flash
Base at Leeming and you can bring Topcliffe into play. Only 8 miles away, MOD owned, no large roads nearby, working runways, pre-position a crash truck, med cent, tower, an RLG if you like. Nah, too obvious.
How about Leuchars? and why not in this United Kingdom! Further more the locals would welcome the return of active FJ flying with open Blue Woad painted arms.

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PS Only trouble is, the Army would make the chaps march everywhere and salute and stuff. "Sergeant" 'Yes Sah' "I want you to give these air force chaps three hours of close quarter drill, time they learnt their left from the right, blarsted RAF!" 'Yes Sah right away Sah!'

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