Thanks Cokecan
The original query about this eluded to the prospect of an airfield at Tristan, but clearly that was just a kneejerk response at the time to the desperate situation in spring '82. Surely based on the logic that anything closer than Ascension would be easier fuel wise.
Now that we have MPA, would somebody care to point out why we might still need this? Obvious answer is we dont.
Being a bit of a geography buff might I also add that we wont see an airfield on Gough Island 200 miles south east of Tristan anytime soon either, even if it was achievable (which it aint).
I do still worry however about the vulnerability of FI under certain scenarios, but I understand an open forum is not the place for their discussion.
