As you quite rightly say, they were warned before the Royal Marines moved in. The beauty of Roborough and Weston Mill was that when it was clamped at the airport, Weston Mill could be used and vice versa. There are many days of the year that flight will not be able to take place from Raleigh and the cost to FOST will be huge in bussing staff to Newquay or more boat transfers which will require the ship's to come into the sound.
Scotland or Gib is the only place to go now, with access to training areas. Machrahanish...now that would be a good place..
They should never have left Portland!