I well remember coming out of Oakington one morning whilst trying to learn how to master the Vickers Varsity in early 1962.
As we went past Mepal, one of the three resident Thors was upright and (apparently) ready to go.
My instructor called Oakington ATC and said "Just for your interest, Mepal has an erection this morning"!
The Thor and the Bloodhound sites were wonderful night navigation aids. They both had brilliant yellow/orange sodium security lighting all around them and they stuck out like dog's boll*cks. I'm sure the Russians would have found this feature quite useful.