Terrific part of the world! I was lucky enough to be on 56(F) from Sep 1981 until June 1983, then did a stint in Ops Wg. Lived in Needham Market and thoroughly enjoyed all the small villages and wonderful little off-the-beaten-track pubs in 'Constable Country'....
Another great station, now sadly no longer RAF.
Chasing F-104s Stowmarket during one exercise; getting airborne as 2 Tornados went past doing an airfield attack on another - and getting 2 x Fox2 as we roared over Bildeston at the speed of heat:
(With thanks to aluminium persuader)
....happy times. Well, at least some were.......
Then came the South Atlantic business. At the time, we were being nagged by a less-than-popular Sqn Ldr to arrange sponsors for the Spring Recption. The boys who'd been to the pub at lunch time came back with grins on their faces and gave him a number to ring. "Hello, this is Sqn Ldr D***d V***, RAF Wattisham. I understand that you might be able to donate something for our charity Spring Reception". There was a brief pause, followed by "This is the Argentine Embassy - we don't think we can be of help.....CLICK".
It was the day of the invasion - he hadn't heard what the pub gang had!