It was no mystery air-base when I was there in 1951. See photo below.
RAF Bridgenorth - End of Course Photo - May 1951
I was called up and joined the RAF on 30 March 1951 and was sent to 2 RU at Cardington to be kitted out. Four days later on the 4 April 1951 I arrived at No. 7 School of Recruit Training (RAF Bridgenorth) for six weeks of "square-bashing." This nearly end of square bashing photo is of 20 Flight, Hut 245 and is dated 10 May 1951. I'm second from right, top row.
Names signed on back:- Bert (Guy?), Charlie Ford, "Chopper" Hackett, "Pompey" Humble, Tony Hill, "Happy" Hopkins, John Horsewood, Peter Hain, "Choke" Hancox, B. Edwards, J.Forrest (Manchester), Jack Jackson, R. Gasgoyne, "Sailor" Humphreys, R. Gray, Mick Gannon, J. Dobson, "Gibly" Gibson and a couple of illegible signatures.
After 'passing out' we all went our different ways and never once during my RAF service or afterwards, did I meet up with any from this course. But the RAF in those days was enormous with world-wide commitments and the likelihood of meeting again was fairly remote - so it proved to be.