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Linton rumour
Has anyone else heard that a certain RAF two star let slip at a recent dining in night that Linton is closing !!!!! Ps this is a rumour not gen just trying to get some opinion as to options
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I heard the dining in night story too. If true said 2 star should be treated the same as anyone else who leaks information.
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It was on the 22 Gp website for a day a couple of weeks ago - swiftly taken down. Any bets on where they're going to go?
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can't be true, they haven't had any major money spent on the airfield in the last few years.............
....apart from a rwy resurface and a new tower... ooops:ooh: |
Lots of rumours going around, including CF closing, Wyton (EFT/UAS/AEF) moving to Wittering etc etc. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. :zzz:
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Air Police, since when was it confirmed Leuchars will close? And since when was it in a foreign country? And are you suggesting its under occupation by a foreign air force now?
Or are you another of these Brits, English or Scots or otherwise for whom it never sinks in. Your nationality is British. The last time we were Scots, English and Welsh as separate nationalities, to all intents and purposes, was 1707.:rolleyes: FB:) |
I missed 1707 as I was on the phone. It is 1723 now, how I long for 1707!!
He did say another country, not nation, so lets split another hair. |
Capt NN
Double :D:D CS |
Perhaps they could move the Linton operation to (the soon to be vacant) Leuchars and meet another objective by having flying training, and noise complaints, outsourced to another country. As always time will tell. |
I did say on this very forum in December that it was briefed at Linton that options were being looked at to move to Leeming or Valley. This was before the slashing of FJ aircrew so I'd be suprised if it wasn't an odds on certainty now!
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Oh hurrah, we're resurfacing MPA, please tell me it's closing? Or perhaps the Tin cans are going there rather than the other cold, wet, windy place that's been told to plan for that eventuality! Let's think, the AAC have been wanting to co-locate all their AH at Whatashambles for a while, if the Tincans go to Valley, we can shut 4 airfields at the drop of a hat.
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He did say another country, not nation, so lets split another hair. FB:) |
having the disadvantage in this thread of being Non Military, I am now confused. The public headlines were the cloing of St Mawgan, Cottesmore and Lyneham.
Not trying to stir, just interested, why a busy station like Lyneham when airfields like Colerne, Henlow, Scampton etc seem to be underused? and looking at this thread, how many airfields are being closed? |
No matter what the reason I just hope they don't close Linton it is really beautiful. I think it may be in a time warp remote and trapped forever in the 1930s
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Poltergeist,
The exercise may well be simply to cram as much as possible onto as small a piece of real estate as possible. We're likely to see all these places you've listed, not suitable for use by Tornados and Typhoons, stay open to accommodate all kinds of odd ball units coming and going, with no aircraft in many cases, while somewhere else one of the four remaining operational bases in 1 Group disappears. But although I've just said it, I can't see the logic in it.:confused: FB:) |
St. Mawgan
The public headlines were the closing of St Mawgan, Cottesmore and Lyneham. Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Estate and Environment | Military planes to land at Newquay Cornwall Airport Military aircraft will be able to land free of charge at Newquay Cornwall Airport, which is adjacent to RAF St Mawgan, as of this week for a trial period. The commercial airport will open its skies to all military fixed wing aircraft under 30 tons. The agreement made between Cornwall Airport Limited, RAF St Mawgan and the Ministry of Defence comes as part of the continuing partnership and working relationship following the transfer of ownership of the RAF runway to Cornwall Council in November 2008. The agreement with the MOD will encourage UK military aircraft to undertake their flight training requirements at the airport and the skies above it... :confused: |
A similar ploy was used by Middleton-Teeside-Durham Valley-St. George back in the 1970s - it helped to keep up their number of aircraft movements....
....which led to a successful bid for a chunk of controlled airspace for the airport. |
Was utilising Newquay's services yesterday. Fantastic airfield and very flexible atc; possibly the best training option for 2 Gp a/c when Lye closes soon.
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Sorry to drag this thread back to topic, but...
The closure of Linton and moving of its function to Valley will mean the demise of the Tin Can, due to the imm suit restrictions, so the Happy Shopper plan for BFJTS (ie keeping the Tin Can going TFN by operating the fleet at a lower tempo) has fallen at the first hurdle. Oh well! |
When I am on Prune I often make the mistake of thinking I am still part of the RAF, and fairly up to date with what's happening.
Then I read a post like the last one and realise I haven't a clue what he's on about, and realise how totally out of touch I am :( |
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