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Old 20th Nov 2022, 08:44
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Old_Slartibartfast
 
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Wset Freugh was mothballed some time in the late 1990's, the airfield closed and Luce Bay range was put on care and maintenance, with a handful of staff. I believe QQ can still open it on a campaign basis, but much of the kit was already very old and in poor shape by the late 90's when the airfield closed, so how capable it is now I don't know. I recall that just keeping the hard and soft targets maintained and sterile was a major undertaking, as was maintaining the platforms in the bay that had been used for Starstreak development.
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