For Cyprus of course just one station and pretty hard to find somewhere else
There were two Sqns so one sqn got the job each year. Our crew on 35 got the role. It was better clever manoeuvring by my skipper, a flt cdr who reached AVM, so that we got the coveted display in NZ.
Ron Dick, OC IX had been the pilot the previous year and flew as instructor on one trip. We then did several practises at Akrotiri culminating in a final observed display check before being signed off by the AOC in C. Our crew broke up and was posted shortly thereafter. My skipper managed to get an additional 3 months but without crew.
Excellent practice in crew coordination and long range unsupported ranger exercise and completely irrelevant given our crew disbanded.