Ah... Shell Island! Spent many happy days there as a teenager watching trials aeroplanes various.. the first Hunter T8M, early Sea Harrier, Sea Eagle Buccaneer, the first drone Sea Vixen being flown from the ground with an FR Test Pilot on board, the Meteor NF11-and-a half... go a long way to beat the Devon joining via a run-and-break though!
Easy for me... got a lift in during school holidays from my father who was one of those lucky enough to do the flying... sat at home on a sunny summer day, he has a few minutes fuel left after a 'range trip'... cue orange Meteor dipping its wings over our house up in the hills... magic!