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Anyone know what's happened to RAF Coltishall since the 3rd of April ?
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Anyone know what's happened to RAF Coltishall since the 3rd of April ?


Permanently closed, I believe.

Norman.
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Anyone know what's happened to RAF Coltishall since the 3rd of April ?


Permanently closed, I believe.

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Yep,

it is gone.

Si


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Keith (Southend) wrote:
Anyone know what's happened to RAF Coltishall since the 3rd of April ?



sadly it RAF Coltishall disbanded on April 1st 2006 and flying
operations have ceased
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Keith (Southend) wrote:
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Anyone know what's happened to RAF Coltishall since the 3rd of April ?


Permanently closed, I believe.

Norman.
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Why is it when we loose a station on the synops they NEVER replace with
another nearby station. The same happened with Manchester Airport, I was
led to beleive Woodford was the replacement, but nothing ever happened.
As usual we move backwards in this Country.


The nearby RAF Buchan closed last year after they realised the cold war
was over. The large white golf ball remains a blot on the landscape
however. The 'domestic' site was sold off for some millions and is
being retailed/developed presently.

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Norman Lynagh wrote:
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Anyone know what's happened to RAF Coltishall since the 3rd of April ?


Permanently closed, I believe.

Norman.
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Why is it when we loose a station on the synops they NEVER replace with
another nearby station. The same happened with Manchester Airport, I was
led to beleive Woodford was the replacement, but nothing ever happened.
As usual we move backwards in this Country.

Thanks
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Woodford has replaced Manchester Airport and is providing hourly SYNOPS on
03348.

Rgds
Paul



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Anyone know what's happened to RAF Coltishall since the 3rd of April ?

Permanently closed, I believe.

Norman.
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Why is it when we loose a station on the synops they NEVER replace with
another nearby station. The same happened with Manchester Airport, I was
led to beleive Woodford was the replacement, but nothing ever happened.
As usual we move backwards in this Country.


I believe that most bods from Coltishall are now at Wittering

Si


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Why is it when we loose a station on the synops they NEVER replace with
another nearby station. The same happened with Manchester Airport, I was
led to beleive Woodford was the replacement, but nothing ever happened.
As usual we move backwards in this Country.


See
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/.../woodford.html

Re Coltishall's closure, a new observing site in East Anglia is being
investigated.

Jon.


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Slight change of subject.
RAF St. Mawgan's closure has been postponed for six months until October
2007 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4873854.stm

Part of it is run as Newquay Airport for which Cornwall County Council is
responsible but can barely afford as they are taxing all passengers £5 to
help reduce a deficit of £1 million a year.

There is now a move afoot to rename the place to "Jo Whiley Airport"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/4906618.stm

What will happen to the meteorological services when this is all over is
anyone's guess, but obviously an airport can't operate without them.


Almost all civil airports in the UK operate without any meteorological
personnel on site these days.

Norman.
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Almost all civil airports in the UK operate without any meteorological
personnel on site these days.


AFAIK Aberdeen was the last outpost for Met Office observers at civil
airports and that effectively ended on April 1st when NATS took over the
observing commitment.

Jon.





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