▁Camb rid ges hire ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁M AT S ▁also ▁used ▁Bur ton wood ▁as ▁a ▁cargo ▁and ▁passenger ▁transport ▁facility ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁when ▁its ▁operations ▁were ▁moved ▁to ▁R AF ▁M ild en hall ▁in ▁Su ff olk . ▁Trans at l antic ▁transport ▁fl ights ▁through ▁the ▁base ▁were ▁operated ▁by ▁Douglas ▁C - 5 4 , ▁Douglas ▁C - 1 1 8 , ▁Douglas ▁C - 1 2 4 , ▁Douglas ▁C - 1 3 3 ▁C arg om aster ▁and ▁Lock he ed ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁aircraft . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁European - based ▁US AF ▁aircraft ▁were ▁over h au led ▁or ▁modified ▁at ▁Bur ton wood , ▁including ▁Republic ▁F - 8 4 ▁Th under jets , ▁F - 8 4 F ▁Th under stre aks ▁and ▁North ▁American ▁F - 8 6 ▁Sab res . ▁ ▁A ▁small ▁village ▁was ▁built , ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁school ▁and ▁shop , ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁many ▁US ▁serv ic emen . ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁" T ob acco ▁H ouses ", ▁because ▁the ▁le ase ▁for ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁paid ▁with ▁American ▁to b acco . ▁ ▁Major ▁US AF ▁use ▁of ▁Bur ton wood ▁ended ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁when ▁the ▁flight line ▁was ▁closed ▁although ▁some ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁run way ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁gl iders ▁of ▁the ▁R