AF ▁Air ▁Training ▁Corps ▁( 6 3 5 ▁Gl iding ▁School ▁ran ▁week end ▁training ▁throughout ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁longer ▁courses ▁during ▁school ▁hol id ays ). ▁For ▁several ▁years ▁the ▁facility ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use ▁and ▁the ▁US AF ▁returned ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁the ▁US ▁Army ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁Bur ton wood ▁for ▁operations ▁of ▁trans iting ▁D HC - 1 ▁Be a vers ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁usually ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁Bell ▁U H - 1 ▁I ro qu ois ▁hel ic opter ▁based ▁there , ▁making ▁regular ▁appearances ▁at ▁Liverpool ▁( Spe ke ) ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁used ▁extens ively ▁by ▁Territ orial ▁Army ▁and ▁Cad et ▁units ▁for ▁training ▁purposes . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Mo D ▁for ▁civil ▁cont ing ency ▁and ▁emer gency ▁planning ▁exer cis es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁E OD ▁exer cis es ▁for ▁Police ; ▁Fire ▁and ▁Res cue ▁training . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁final ▁b unk ers ▁were ▁demol ished . ▁However , ▁the ▁sc ars ▁of ▁the ▁b unk ers ▁and ▁run ways ▁can ▁still ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁M 6 2 ▁motor way . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁new ▁construction ▁has