▁use ▁as ▁a ▁F ighter ▁Oper ational ▁Training ▁Unit ▁with ▁Sp it f ires ▁of ▁ 5 3 ▁O T U ▁from ▁L land ow . ▁Ca istor ▁and ▁H ib ald st ow ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁satellite ▁air fields . ▁▁ ▁Kir ton ▁in ▁L inds ay ▁was ▁a ▁training ▁station ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁following ▁units ▁station ed ▁at ▁it , ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁No . 7 ▁Service ▁F lying ▁Training ▁School ▁with ▁Oxford s ▁from ▁S utton ▁Bridge , ▁moved ▁to ▁C ott es more . ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁U sed ▁by ▁non - f lying ▁R AF ▁Training ▁School s . ▁▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁No . 2 ▁I TS ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁No . 1 ▁I TS ), ▁an ▁Officer ▁Cad et ▁Training ▁Unit ▁with ▁T iger ▁M oth s . ▁▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Air field ▁closed ▁and ▁on ▁Care ▁and ▁Main ten ance ▁( but ▁still ▁used ▁by ▁ 6 4 3 ▁Vol unte er ▁Gl iding ▁School ). ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Re open ed ▁with ▁ 7 ▁School ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Training ▁and ▁ 6 4 3 ▁Vol unte er ▁Gl iding ▁School . ▁ ▁British ▁Army ▁use ▁In ▁ 1 9 6