Here are some sobering numbers ...
Since the formation of the RAF ... there have been some 737 former RAF Stations of various sizes in the UK. Likewise there have been 214 former Overseas RAF Stations.
We now have 54 in the UK ... The Americans occupy a further 10 ... and our overseas RAF Stations number 7
Too time consuming to work a cut on these numbers per decade ... but you get the picture
Coff.