MORE AIRFIELD CLOSURES - LATEST SPECULATION

28 Feb 2009 19:52 #11 by Peter Kirk
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Scotland will have no income when oil and gas dry up (next Wednesday I think).

Things will be easier once the armed forces are all merged and privatised and run by ??????
My mate Duncan said we don't need a manned air defence anyway as missiles can do the job.

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28 Feb 2009 19:53 #12 by Denis

But being serious has MOD done any plans for what happens should Scotland leave the union?


err..Send Gordon Brown back?
:wink:

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28 Feb 2009 19:53 #13 by daveg4otu
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Scotland will have no income when oil and gas dry up (next Wednesday I think).


What about Haggis exports?

:lol:

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28 Feb 2009 19:59 #14 by EGDGZTCW
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Fairford - yes of course, now I come to think of it. I'm getting confused with USAF returning as opposed to reopening it. Concorde hadn't long left and some of the ATC staff from Brize were detached over there to man the tower, unitl the USAF took over in 79. Vc10 and Hercs used it as you say...Doh

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28 Feb 2009 20:02 #15 by REF
Fairford, what will happen with RIAT and what about the runway that was re-surfaced only 5 or 6 years ago??

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28 Feb 2009 20:06 #16 by Ant1981
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Marham to close, oh yes and where will Her Majesty fly in to when she goes to Sandringham.


Doesn't she use one of her helicopters to land in the grounds?

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28 Feb 2009 20:17 #17 by daveg4otu
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what will happen with RIAT


I don't suppose that would be vey high up the list of considerations...but food for speculation ...

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28 Feb 2009 20:18 #18 by Ant1981
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Maybe RIAT could go to Waddington or Brize.

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28 Feb 2009 20:21 #19 by REF
Brize wouldn't be an option for RIAT, too much traffic there as it is. Waddo I don't think is central enough. They used Cottesmore when the runway at FFD was being re-surfaced. But then I always thought that Cottesmore was going to be shutting soon as well.

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28 Feb 2009 20:24 #20 by EGDGZTCW
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Maybe RIAT could go to Waddington or Brize.


..or maybe Boscombe??

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