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Old 21st Jan 2010, 21:12
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IIRC Bruntingthorpe was a USAF base. I checked Google and found my memory was not failing:

"The base was used for testing Meteors in 1945 before being placed on Care and Maintenance from 1945 until January 1957 when it was transferred to USAF Command as a satellite to USAF at Alconbury. The station closed when the USAF left in 1962."

In the late 50s Alconbury was a B66 base. If you look at Brunters you will see 30 Y dispersals that could have accomodated many of the Alconbury bombers.

In the early 60s it was not unknown for aircraft en route Bitteswell from Cottesmore to mistake Bruntingthorpe as its runway was much better. I am not aware on and RAF use of Bruntingthorpe as a V-bomber dispersal.
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