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Old 17th Mar 2022, 15:38
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Originally Posted by Finningley Boy
I stand corrected, but was not the arrival of the maintenance role and BD repair unit which meant Abingdon had a long term future?

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Abingdon always had a long term future as there were no reductions or closures, planned or actual, in the units resident there. When the focus became concentrating units on the larger stations, the use of stations such as Abingdon enabled the closure of the smaller or more restricted stations, thus achieving the sound bite announcement of "12 RAF stations to close."
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