Burtonwood could have been the international airport of the North West.
When the USAF moved out the government offered the entire site to Manchester and Liverpool city councils jointly for £1 to save further development of Ringway and Speke. The city fathers could not come to an agreement as to how to share the costs.
I recall some great USAF air shows on the base and the great variety of aircraft that used to pass overhead my family home en route to and from Burtonwood.
Time to spare, go by air
Hen Ddraig