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Old 24th Feb 2008, 09:38
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Chevron - you are not correct. It was funded by the RAF in the 18Group budget. Some of the infrastructure build cost would originally be partly NATO funded but the day to day running and manpower costs were paid by the RAF. Personnel serving there were in the 18Gp reporting chain.

It was closed as an RAF Station in the late 90s as part of the Strike Command Small Stations closures programme but like many of the Stations identified in that programme, the closure dragged on for years due to local politics.

I believe that for the last 2 summers, the Air Training Corps in Scotland have run their summer camps there with AEF flying as well.

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