While stationed at Bovingdon in the early sixties I could borrow an Anson for "Airways Training" and spend the occasional weekend in Jersey. As long as it was parked on the grass outside the flying club there were no landing/handling/parking charges. The owner of the Pomme d'Or and the manager of a Wine Lodge in St Hellier were ex RN turned RNVRT and so were entiltled to fly in RAF aircraft. We used to help them out if they needed to visit the mainland at short notice and in return stayed at the P'dOr for thirty bob a night full board. Product sampling in the managers office at the Wine Lodge remains a happy hazy memory!
