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In its early years, the British V bomber force relied on the concept of aircraft dispersal to escape the effects of an enemy attack on their main bases. There were 26 such bases in the late 1950s, in addition to the ten main bases – RAF Coningsby, RAF Cottesmore, RAF Finningley, RAF Gaydon, RAF Honington, RAF Marham, RAF Scampton, RAF Waddington, RAF Wittering (HQ RAF Bomber Command) and RAF Wyton – a total of 36 bases available for the V bomber force. The dispersal bases are mentioned in the opening titles of the 1965 Peter Watkins documentary The War Game.

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rdfs:comment	In its early years, the British V bomber force relied on the concept of aircraft dispersal to escape the effects of an enemy attack on their main bases. There were 26 such bases in the late 1950s, in addition to the ten main bases – RAF Coningsby, RAF Cottesmore, RAF Finningley, RAF Gaydon, RAF Honington, RAF Marham, RAF Scampton, RAF Waddington, RAF Wittering (HQ RAF Bomber Command) and RAF Wyton – a total of 36 bases available for the V bomber force. The dispersal bases are mentioned in the opening titles of the 1965 Peter Watkins documentary The War Game. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	List of Royal Air Force stations Peter Watkins Office of Public Sector Information RNAS Brawdy MoD Boscombe Down The War Game Royal Air Force lists Cuban Missile Crisis Four-minute warning Harold Macmillan Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment Royal Air Force stations RAE Bedford RAF Ballykelly RAF Bomber Command RAF Bruntingthorpe RAF Burtonwood RAF Coltishall RAF Coningsby RAF Cottesmore RAF Cranwell RAF Elvington RAF Finningley RAF Gaydon RAF Honington RAF Kinloss RAF Leconfield RAF Leeming RAF Leuchars RAF Lossiemouth RAF Lyneham RAF Machrihanish RAF Manston RAF Marham RAF Scampton RAF Shawbury RAF St Mawgan RAF Tarrant Rushton RAF Valley RAF Waddington Wattisham Airfield RAF Wittering RAF Wyton RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) Royal Radar Establishment V bomber RAF Middleton St. George Filton Aerodrome RAE Llanbedr RRE Pershore List of UK Thor missile bases Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
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has abstract	In its early years, the British V bomber force relied on the concept of aircraft dispersal to escape the effects of an enemy attack on their main bases. There were 26 such bases in the late 1950s, in addition to the ten main bases – RAF Coningsby, RAF Cottesmore, RAF Finningley, RAF Gaydon, RAF Honington, RAF Marham, RAF Scampton, RAF Waddington, RAF Wittering (HQ RAF Bomber Command) and RAF Wyton – a total of 36 bases available for the V bomber force. In times of heightened international tension the V bomber force, already loaded with their nuclear weapons, could be flown to the dispersal bases where they could be kept at a few minutes readiness to take-off. The bases were situated around the United Kingdom in such a way that a nuclear strike by an attacking state could not be guaranteed to knock out all of Britain's ability to retaliate. However, except during exercises, the dispersal bases, capable of taking two to four aircraft each, were never used. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Prime Minister Harold Macmillan declined to order the dispersal of the V-Force because he believed the Soviets would view this as provocative. The bombers were instead held at 15-minute readiness at their main bases. The dispersal bases are mentioned in the opening titles of the 1965 Peter Watkins documentary The War Game. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of airfields of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom) List of former Royal Air Force stations English Electric Lightning Air base RAF Scampton RAF Waddington Lists of military installations Transport in Kent List V Bomber dispersal bases V-Bomber Dispersal Bases
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