Digression, for which apologies. This is an itch that I want to scratch.
I served at RAF Nicosia from 1961 to 1964 as very very jumior Met Man .......... National Service observers with me until about half way.
Now here is an extraordinary thing [to me at least]. I absolutely completely have no knowledge that RAF Akrotiri existed in that time. I can recall nothing about them using us as a Div, or us using them. I cannot of course recall if they had a Met Office . My wife [wife of] also has no recollection on the social or sports side.
As far as Met Nicosia was concerned, there was a Main Met Office Cyprus up the hill [still on the station], with over-arching East Med and NEAF responsibilities, and a menial office [LB] next to Ops and ATC where the real work was done. If RAF Akrotiri existed, its over-arching Main office would have been Main Met Cyprus. I did detachments to that office and nobody ever mentioned Akrotiri.
Is this further evidence of a black hole?