I thought the first boss of 54 was Maj K K Horn, but I stand corrected by L-H. I had the pleasure of meeting KK Horn and his adjutant Capt Charlie at 54th's 60th aniversary at Colt in 76. Magic old guy's, both of them. Both were guests at the dinner, Capt Charlie spoke. I forget most of his speach, but I'll always remember this quip: "...in retrospect, it was a rather silly thng to do, but it was a rather drunken night in the mess and after all, I did win the bet. I also believe I am the only pilot ever to have flown a Sopwith Pup stark-naked over the western front!".
We hosted other WW1 vets on the Sunday. When showing them around our shiney new Jags, one remarked: "How often do you crash your machines, young lad". "Not very often at all, I replied. "Really", he said "We used to crash ours every day............!".
Bill Hooper was there too, the creator of Pilot Officer Prune. He drew a super cartoon Menu that sat framed in the crew room for many years after.
Magic days!
Best of Luck with the reunion,
Airbedane,
Pilot
54 Sqn
1975 - 78