Originally Posted by
Fortissimo
Sorry for the thread drift, I have been enjoying learning a little about the Colt of yesteryear.
Sorry if you didn't see the place. Like a lot of places it was marmite. But a top flavoured marmite as a lot less people hating it than loving it. Small city 10 miles done the road with a load of pubs, the coast and the Broads (ditto), a small station that everyone knew each other and the empires you saw on the larger bases were few and far between. Certainly the Jet for the last 33 years of its existance helped as being an airframe that rarely interfered with social life due to its servicablity. More friction now between the blazer and the polo shirt societies. My first tour saw my wife, kids, house and some good projects sorted. Second stint saw more good stuff happen and off to the fens with the last Cats.