Manston was for many years the home of No 1 AEF and would still have been ideal until it was sold off for mega-bucks and then designated as a lorry park for Operation Stack. Mind you, the disused grass runway could be revived. With convenient access to HS1, it could be a useful base for UAS and AEF attendees from Lands End to John O'Groats. Alternatively, last time I looked most of the old ULAS and 21 (?) Gp buildings at White Waltham were, amazingly, still standing including the old wooden hut by the Fairey hangar, where we used to sign the F700s. Central? Of course!
Cynic, moi? Jamais...!!