, ▁that ▁were ▁then ▁flow n ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁air field . ▁ ▁A ▁Q - de co y ▁site ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁at ▁Ble ad on , ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁factory ▁from ▁bomb ing ▁by ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁No . ▁ 2 8 6 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁that ▁operated ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁aircraft , ▁including ▁Haw ker ▁H urr ican es , ▁B oul ton ▁Paul ▁Def i ants ▁and ▁Air speed ▁Oxford s , ▁to ▁provide ▁targets ▁for ▁anti - air craft ▁gun ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁country ▁of ▁England . ▁ 2 8 6 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁by ▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁No . ▁ 1 1 6 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁its ▁main ▁task ▁was ▁the ▁cal ibration ▁of ▁predict ors ▁and ▁AA ▁rad ar ▁used ▁by ▁numerous ▁Anti - air craft ▁batter ies ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁an ▁A ircraft ▁Tor ped o ▁Development ▁Unit ▁was ▁added , ▁that ▁used ▁ranges ▁in ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Channel ▁for ▁testing , ▁and ▁stayed ▁at ▁West on ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁latter ly ▁as ▁the ▁Polish ▁Air ▁Force ▁Staff ▁College ▁from ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Post ▁war ▁use ▁ ▁R AF ▁training ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁R AF ▁Lock ing