Sorry to distract from the original post
I remember a time in the 60's, I was an erk at 4FTS RAF Valley ( Hunters )
Every morning a weather aircraft was sent up ( Gnat ). As it was linning up for take off, one of our friends aircraft, a voodoo I think would come over low at a fast rate then climb, no chance for a gnat. Then one day the Lightnings arrived at the M.P.C. Obviously chat were had in the officers mess that night, for next morning a lightning was the weather kite, on the dot in comes the Voodoo, low fast then climb, off goes the Lightning, t.o. then climbs, overtakes Voodoo, Voodoo never returned wonder why
