Originally Posted by
TorqueOfTheDevil
Lossie had a new runway recently (2005?) so if Lossie closes, some of the money spent there would be wasted (new WO/Sgts Mess, new Med Centre etc).
And a new officers' mess and, I think SFA. Total red herring however as money spent it money gone and defence has a history or closing bases that have just had major expenditure.
Alness had half a million (a lot in the 70s) and before the paint was dry the Marine Branch was disbanded. Finningley, after decades of using WW2 'shacks' as a Nav School finally got a new purpose built and subsidistence resistant Nav School and closed shortly afterwards.
Longer life, but look at Cottesmore's Officers' Mess and contrast with Wittering, and so it goes on.