Well this must be a first.
The MOD usually authorise the spending of millions of pounds in taxpayers money refurbishing a base before closing or mothballing it.
From an outsiders viewpoint, it seems a sensible decision to close Lynham and move the operations elsewhere, it requires a considerable amount of money spending on it just to keep it up to scratch, never mind any improvements.
Brize must be creaking at the seams by now, a little bird with his beak in high places told me that the big plan is to carry out the much needed improvements there and then close Lynham - well before 2012.
Apparantly Coltishall is on the same list as Lynham, but no one will say anything about that until they find the second set of ignition keys for the Eurofighter......
