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Old 24th Dec 2013, 07:59
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Dave Wilson
 
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Chevron has the lead. I couldn't see Binbrrok in the list either. I was at Binners from 85-88 until it closed, what you are looking at there is the bomb dump, although it was actually the missile dump. I worked in the large building lower centre of the dump which was known as FARTS or Firestreak And Red Top Servicing. It's hard to believe that just over 25 years ago it was a hive of activity.

You can't really see it from the air but the top road which leads down to the wooded area was actually a fairly deep valley where we used to keep the warheads and 30mm ammo for the Adens. It was also a haven for wildlife and a great place to skive off to on a sunny afternoon where you had that odd juxtaposition of being in the middle of the English countryside combined with the roar of Lightnings.
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