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Old 10th Jun 2022, 21:50
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Timelord
 
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I served on Vulcan sqns from 74 to 79 and dispersed to Bedford, Wyton and Wittering that I can remember. The sleeping accommodation was in the caravans that Yellow Sun describes, one of which was visible, until very recently at least, from the public road near the Stn Cdrs house at Lossiemouth. A quick look at Google earth shows the remnants of the site at Bedford adjacent to the ORP by the 26 threshold. The brick buildings housed Ops, eng, cooking and eating, ablutions, mt etc. The aircrew slept in the caravans but, to my shame, I can’t remember where the engineers and other supporters slept. All in all, it wasn’t too uncomfortable for us, we took Officers mess cooks and stewards and lived pretty well. The book said that we could maintain a dispersed posture for 30 days but I only ever did it for a week. I heard a story that some senior officer decided to test the 30 day capability once before my time. That did not go so well apparently!


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