I think Henlow could be the right answer to this question.There was a Midland Railway branch line from Hitchin to Bedford and in 1904 there was a Henlow station,on a 1947 map the station had become Henlow Camp on a LMS branch line which would become British Railways that year I think.The track of this line can still be seen near Old Warden,bridges,embankments and the buildings of Southill still being in situ.
Colin.
This line was the original through route into London for the Midland Railway until they were evicted from Kings Cross by the Great Northern in about 1869,forcing them to build Bedford to St.Pancras.This line also had a Station and a workmens halt at Cardington.After closure it was also used for the railway scenes in Those Magnificient Men and their Flying Machines.It closed to freight in 1969.

Port Vindex

This ship was still around in 1959/1960 as the Port Vindex and trading UK to New Zealand and Australia.There was also a sister ship the Port Victor which I think had also been a carrier.Port Victor was originally HMS Nairana,both ships were scrapped in 1971.
Colin

It was!

Another site says there was a fire in a power distribution board and the aircraft had to use its ram air turbine for electrical power.

Nuclear stuff came after this incident and also was American manned. Station Commander indicates a British (RAF) Group Captain which also rules out GC.

I once heard a civil A/C (PA23 size)being refused permission to land at a pure military base in the mid 70s, this A/F was a PPO (prior permission only) which he had not obtained. As he flew through the overhead he declared some sort of engine misfire(?) and was given immediate clearance for landing. I don’t recall any work done to any engine and he was billed in the normal way.

Sometimes the Fire Cover might not be sufficient for the inbound aircraft, ie, the base may normally only need Crash cat 1/2/3 cover ( maybe 1 fire truck ) and the B707 would require Cat 5 cover ( 2 fire trucks & a Land rover )
There would be resistance to let him in if there was little or no cover for protection, however, once an emergency had been declared and the captain had been informed, the onis would be on the captain whether he could land.
Air Traffic would then call in the local fire brigade to assist. I can recall there was a Disaster Plan back then, it had to involve a certain number of casualties before being implemented (30?) but I think was post accident.

I would go with NIMBY if I’m honest, nothing to do with Nukes or secrets, not enough fire cover and not ‘in the book’ stuff heaped upon some poor ATCO ‘somewhere in southern England’. Aircraft may have been reluctant to call an emergency and Air Traffic would have called his bluff (seen a lot of this!) to allow the approach.

It will be written down, its just finding it.

Baz

The USAF bases are all called RAF ??? and as such have a nominal RAF Station Commander I think.
Colin.:confused:

Talking of NPT engines heres one for sale, http://www.everettaero.com/npenny.html

Be a nice one for you Ben, might have to dig deep though!

Noel Penny Turbines also had a small factory in Harwich,I think they took over a firm called Budworth Engineering.
Colin.

Spent many a happy hour during my childhood lurking near the fence up the Napsbury cottages end of the field. How the inhabitants of those houses coped with having a V-bomber run up to full power before launching escapes me – they were about 100 yards or so from the pan, the buildings must have trembled.
At one point in time there was a railway running across the airfield site, connecting the St.Pancras line with the ‘Abbey Flyer’ line from St.Albans to Watford Junction, but this was taken up before H-Page arrived.
Can anybody tell me what the pylon-like thingy mounted on a circular track adjacent to the wind tunnel was for ? It’s been puzzling me for the past 50 years.

I believe that railway line was used during the construction of the Midland Main Line,during the WW1 I was told it was used for hospital trains to Napsbury Hospital.Napsbury also had a station on the main line.
Colin.

There was a thread on this on a another forum,possibly National Preservation,sometime ago.The exhibit inside the Land Warfare Hall is still there and some of the track outside.When the fuel dump was altered the track was severed and I believe relocated along with the rolling stock.
Colin
There is still a thread on NP under Motor rail Simplex armoured locomotives,it dates back to 2008.