What a load of tosh! Typical BBC Look North amateur reporting! I suspect Linton will close and so will other RAF training establishments across the UK. Consolidation of pilot training should be a priority and I believe might all be done at one base. Cranwell and its satelites must surely top the bill?
Difficult decisions will have to be made. These may include the loss of CFS,the Red Arrows and other support activities. RAF ambition must establish and maintain the maximum number of frontline pilots, trained in-house, to the highest standards expected and achieved since 1945.
This will require forward thinking and imagination but should be regarded as essential if the RAF is to maintain operational expertise.