I used to live in Hatfield....
One of my grandfathers was the workshop foreman in the engine section, my other grandfather worked on the comet. My Grandmother was Sir geoffrey Dehavilland's house keeper. My father was an apprentice at astwick manor, and now runs an engineering company in Hatfield to this day. I've heard many stories.
I remember the drab coloured 146's turning crosswind over my house... FANTASTIC, and seeing numerous interesting things. A friend of the family was also the fire chief at hatfield so had a few trips out in the appliances, and adventures in the fire services Trident!
My father always tells me about Radlett also. he remembers seeing the Victor tails hanging over the fence as you drove by...
I also used to fly out of panshangar, but have never heard much more than the RAF Tiger moth training link in WW2...
