Beags, mind you they pissed us off right Royally at Akrotirii.
Not really their fault but the Staish. Mess rules were very tight, no flying suits, no flip flops etc etc. And there were the Reds in flying suits and flip flops and the Staish fawning all over them.
Ok Ok, bit like the VC10s. They didn't want it but WTH they had to do it so often why not be comfortable with it.
On the question of are they worth it? Saw a pair of Mirage Vs at Waddo, looked like they were tied together. Now watching heavy metal doing the routine is something else again.