I sat in the co-pilots seat in the Nimrod AEW when they did full power engine ground runs, what an amazing sound, not too dissimlar to the vulcan noise i thought. Finningley was a massive place that had lots of money spent on it i believe, why they closed it i’m not sure most likely to its second line role, also it didnt have any HAS buildings so it becoming front line again was unlikely. Around South Yorks was rich pickings for RAF bases, Finningley, Lindholme, Bircotes, Worksop, Doncaster, Firbeck, Gamston and Snaith not far away, now all gone Finningley been the last:(