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Old 9th Aug 2005, 14:23
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BEagle
 
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A great tragedy if everything goes. In particular, the outstanding museum must be saved for future generations.

Another sad casualty of the imploding RAF. If Colt goes, how many RAF aerodromes will be left in East Anglia? Marham and Wyton - and that's it. Another one to add to the list of East Anglian aerodromes which have closed since I joined:

Bassingbourn
Bentwaters
Gravely
Honington
North Weald (OK - it's still operating as a civil aerodrome!)
Oakington
Stradishall
Wattisham (only Army helicopters now)
Watton
West Raynham

..and others which I've probably missed out.

A great station - but served by an appalling rural road network. Take the wrong turning and you're likely to run into some inbred cyclopian local who will ask you to "Squeal like a pig" if you're unlucky.
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