Slight but I hope excusable thread drift. A book I read recently 'The Cry of the Jets' by John Du Cane (that was his nom de plume real name John Wilkinson) deals with almost exactly that same period. It is a novel but is very closely based on his experiences as a Flight Cadet and junior pilot before branching off into politics and life as an MP. Before my time but some PPruners may have known him. If you enjoy the film (as I do) you'll almost certainly enjoy the book - at least until it slopes off into Cold War skulduggery and some very un-officer-like conduct.