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Thread #135097   Message #3079614
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
21-Jan-11 - 04:12 PM
Thread Name: Fishguard Folk Festival 27-30 May 2011 (
Subject: RE: Fishguard Folk Festival 27-30 May 2011 (
Bubblyrat;
From Wiki:

The base was home to Hawker Hunter aircraft of the TWU, and the gate guardian at the base was initially a Supermarine Spitfire, this was replaced in the early 80s by Hawker Hunter FGA.9 (XE624). This airframe was subsequently sold to a private collector[1], Steve Petch, who is in the process of creating a website for the aircraft[2].

By the late 80's it operated BAe Hawk T.1A (234 and 79 Squadron) and Sea King (202 Squadron, B Flight) aircraft. The RAF withdrew in 1992 and the base, now known as Cawdor Barracks, is currently occupied by the Royal Signals, being the main electronic warfare base of the British Army.