Snoop 95 wrote:Interesting feature on life at both Mildenhall & LAkenheath on the BBC News website. Half way down the article it says 'apparently (the decision to close) is under review, but source for that gem is not disclosed. Maaaybe!
Cornish-guy wrote:Also it seems a bit of a step backwards to base the tankers in Germany adding to the fuel burn if they are used for any Atlantic missions using fighters from the Heath.
Thunder wrote:No way on Earth would Scampton be able to host a show anywhere near the scale of RIAT. If Fairford was to become unavailable to RIAT then I would suspect that they would relocate back to Boscombe.
bizfreeq wrote:Thunder wrote:No way on Earth would Scampton be able to host a show anywhere near the scale of RIAT. If Fairford was to become unavailable to RIAT then I would suspect that they would relocate back to Boscombe.
Unfortunately with Qinetic now running Boscombe Down I very much doubt that airfield is even close to being an option now
Spitfire88 wrote:Fairford is getting upgraded, work starts in March, there's no "if"
page_verify wrote:It was all just a thought, apologies if it was too deep! I just can't see how when Fairford has several hundred personnel living in the dorms and base housing, along with several USAF and RAF RC-135s flying in and out 24/7, that the base facilities or security requirements lend themselves to hosting a large air show that brings 2,000 air show staff nevermind public on to the site.
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