Originally Posted by
Pypard
It's gratifying to see that other air forces can use our cast-offs; it has long been the case. It's also worth noting that many of our surviving WW2 warbirds are only alive today because they were operated long after their sell-by date by other air forces.
Also that our cast-offs can return to the fold - ie the Hawker Hunter that attended! Did any Me262s ever gain an RAF serial when we tested stuff after the war? Pretty sure "Watson's Whizzers" in the US included several 262s.