Originally Posted by
langleybaston
Please sir, please!
Incredible times. I was P Met O at 1 Group Bawtry. The atmosphere was electric. My main responsibilities relevant to the conflict were Waddington, Scampton, Marham and Wyton. The S Met Os and their people did so well that I felt redundant at times. The staff were queueing up to get on duty, no leaves, no sickies ............
What is not generally known is that the Met Office did significant rejigging of the numerical model to cope with the southern hemisphere ............ the model turned out to be very good at winds, less so with weather.
Mike Knight and Air Cdr Carver and the air staff played a blinder. Carver was the only one with glasses, sometimes passed around the table: the "air staff glasses".
It was a privilege to be occasionally useful.
A late night glass is raised.
A good few years too early for
'Should've gone to Specsavers'!
Jack