As an apprentice at de Havs I recall rows of AirspeedOxfords which were occasionally burnt for fire fighting practice.
The local sewage dump was where the Bunnings store is and itwas quite uncomfortable on a hot day with the breeze coming from that direction.
Sometimes Blackjack Walker would put on a bit of a show whentesting Vampires.
Around 1956 during a practice for an air show the RAAF senta Sabre to break the sound barrier. It rattled all the windows in de Havs andbroke many in the area. They didn’t repeat it at the air show.