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Old 31st Dec 2015, 07:41
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111, not as far as I know. We would have been in the ring of steel as at Cuba with all aircraft generated at main base. The next stage of alert was fraught with danger. Aircraft would have been defuelled, uncocked, and dispersed with radios off. Apart from about 20 aircraft at main bases the force would have been down until after turn round at dispersal. They would start to come back on state (RS15) in about 2 hours at a near dispersal and much longer for a Blue Steel aircraft.

Dispersal was all at once with only hangar aircraft recovered as time went on.

It was anticipated, given political release, to disperse the force early on in any conflict.
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