Re: RAF Scampton closing before it opens?
The runway at Scampton is considerably improved over the way it was 53 years ago - it was extended and upgraded to take V-bombers several years after 1953!
The V-force kept the peace at a critical time in our history. Arguably for far longer than WW2. At its peak in 1962-63 it had 22 squadrons; Scampton was a key V-force station and deserves to be remembered as such.