As I only spent a weekend at Buchan on a liasion visit from HMS Illustrious I have some very happy memories. At the time (1985) there was extensive rebuilding so most people were accomodated in Portakabins. The accomodation buildings were named after birds and it was refreshing to see that the WAAF ones were named 'Swallow Block' and 'Thrush Block'! Either a strange coincidence, or a crab with a sense of humour, couldn't work out which. Anyway, a spectacular weekend with a lovely memory of a WAAF Flt Flt FC who drank more beer and wine than all the blokes (I stopped at 10 pints and 1 bottle of red) but she kept going. Mind you spending 3 years at Buchan would turn most people into bloody good drinkers/alcoholics!