I was lucky enough to fly the PR9 as my first tour after Bassingbourn. I remember the first one arriving at Akrotiri, on delivery, flown by Harry Joy. He did a flapless overshoot and was about 10,000 ft over the upwind end of the runway! For reasons of safety speed it was normal to only use 90% thrust for take-off. Of course, one could use 100%, but the amazing extra noise generated was enough to give those in the know material for a discussion after landing!
