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Old 28th May 2011, 10:41
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dead_pan
 
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GLCM (Pershing II)
Pershing II was a tactical ballistic missile - don't think it was ever officially deployed in the UK. The GLCM Gryphon was 'the' cruise missile which caused such a fuss when it arrived at Greenham.

I know there were several launch sites on SPTA. My mate stumbled on one when he was on weekend manoevres with the TA. He and his chums were told in no uncertain terms to p*ss off by the paras who were on stag.

The storage bunkers at Molesworth are still in remarkable condition
Same goes for those at Greenham. For some reason they are still fenced off. The rest of the site is now a rather pleasant nature reserve, renowned for its breeding population of Nightingales.
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