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Red Arrows RAF Scampton air base to be sold off
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Re: Red Arrows RAF Scampton air base to be sold off
Also on news stated that Linton to close
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Re: Red Arrows RAF Scampton air base to be sold off
Move to Valley ?
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That's always been the plan to relocate Linton units to valley.
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Warrington.lol
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it wasn't that long ago that Lincoln city council were on about investing in a visitor centre and museum etc
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Re: Red Arrows RAF Scampton air base to be sold off
Trust the BBC to stretch the runway to 10,000feet! All V-Bomber bases had runways built to a standard length of 9,000ft.
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be nice if someone like Marshalls bought it, wishfull thinking!
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I have just read that in 1956 the runway was extended to 10,000 for Vulcan bombers !!graham luxton wrote: ↑Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:58 amTrust the BBC to stretch the runway to 10,000feet! All V-Bomber bases had runways built to a standard length of 9,000ft.
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Re: Red Arrows RAF Scampton air base to be sold off
Scampton's runway is 8989ft long according to the charts, with a strip length (so including underruns) of 9271.6ft.
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Rumour has it that RAF Wittering is also in the running.
I would'nt give it much credence though, I've only just made it up.
I would'nt give it much credence though, I've only just made it up.
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Re: Red Arrows RAF Scampton air base to be sold off
What a great way to continue the RAF100 celebrations
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Wittering is the very strong rumour I've heard
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My wife says that she didn't realise that length was so important.......
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Wittering might be in running because the airspace of the old RAF Cottesmore would allow practice without impinging on the Grobs.
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if they were at waddo they could still use Romeo 313
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And if developers build houses on the old airfield site, R313 surely cannot remain?!
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too true Chris and I guess it will coast a fortune to break the runway and hardstands up/ dismantle hangars etc
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