I always had assumed the MiG part of the song had been added when we were 8-prop air defenders. Glad to have been corrected.
Between this thread and the one for honkers I'm almost misty-eyed. Must go and stare at a photo of a wave for 8 hours with my head in the washing machine and get the missus to shout "Hello Polestar Hello Polestar. Oops wrong box"every ten minutes. That should cure it.
Best sound in the world was the sound of a Shackleton taking off. Meant you weren't on board.