I regret do not have any Bovingdon pictures as I was a regular visitor in the mid 1950s,sometimes as a member of the Watford GS CCF and sometimes spotting at the Amersham end of the main runway.I had 3 flights,2 Anson and 1 Devon,one of the Anson flights was in the cockpit and I can remember priming the RH engine,the pilot doing the left who I think was Polish.There were also 2 Meteors,a T7 and an NF11 plus a C47/Dakota which had a VIP interior with armchairs.I can also remember a Shackleton and a Neptune visiting for Coastal Command.
The USAF was represented by very regular C47 flights plus once a Packet and an all Black Invader.