ind ▁Appro ach ▁Training ▁Fl ight ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 4 5 ▁Element ary ▁& ▁Reserve ▁F lying ▁Training ▁School ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 0 4 ▁Gl iding ▁School ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 4 8 8 ▁( F ighter ) ▁G unn ery ▁Fl ight ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 4 9 9 ▁( B omb ing ) ▁G unn ery ▁Fl ight ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 5 1 7 ▁( Be am ▁Appro ach ▁Training ) ▁Fl ight ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 6 1 6 ▁( Ant i - A ircraft ▁Co - operation ) ▁Fl ight ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 6 2 7 ▁( Ant i - A ircraft ▁Co - operation ) ▁Fl ight ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁( B om ber ) ▁Def ence ▁Training ▁Fl ight ▁R AF ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁The ▁council , ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁site , ▁commission ed ▁a ▁development ▁report ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁for ▁the ▁site . ▁On ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁its ▁find ings ▁which ▁determined ▁better ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁development ▁the ▁Council ▁decided ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁air field ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁This ▁announ cement ▁sign alled ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁campaign s ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁air port ▁operating ▁as ▁such , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁the ▁air port ▁had ▁been ▁saved ▁when ▁the ▁council ▁allowed ▁business es ▁to