RAF Scampton site and its subsequent documentation were undertaken for Channel 4 television's "Time Team" programme. 1991 In May 1991 RAF Scampton was the venue for a BBC broadcast of "Friday Night is Music Night," set to coincide with the anniversary of the Dambuster's Raid. The transmission was from No 1 Hangar and of added interest was the arrival of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 "(G-BNLT)". The aircraft, a new addition to the British Airways fleet, had been named "City of Lincoln" in a ceremony held at RAF Coningsby after which it was flown to RAF Scampton. "City of Lincoln" is the
RAF Scampton re-introduced in 1971, and throughout the decade RAF Scampton continued to be home to 27 Squadron, 617 Squadron and 230 Operational Conversion Unit. With disbandment of 230 Operational Conversion Unit and the cessation of 617 Squadron's Vulcan operations in 1981, Scampton transferred to RAF Support Command and became home to the Central Flying School in 1983. This role for the station saw the CFS operating such aircraft as the Scottish Aviation Bulldog and the Short Tucano, sharing the air space with the Hawks of the Red Arrows. A further addition to the compliment of the station occurred in 1984 with