Well, I seem to remember that, when I took the first Meteor FR9 detachment to Aden in 56, we flew low level
PR sorties over the East Aden Protectorate in lightweight (blue) flying suits, Marks & Sparks vests and knickers and black Oxford shoes (ossifers pattern). We had long since lost our black flying boots and thick woolly socks. There was no cockpit air conditioning and the temps used to reach 150 degs F. Pilots were losing 3 lbs per sortie ( but rapidly restored it in the bar!). Perhaps your smelly feet will keep the scorpions at bay! Good luck!.
PS. We had a rugged aircraft, with simple systems and 2 bloody good RR engines. so although we were operating beyond VHF range from Khormaksar and could not afford the hours to fly in pairs, walking home did not figure very prominently in our planning. Anyway, the natives were hostile and our "goolie-chits" were probably in the wrong lingo!
(Edited by FV for Postscript)
[ 07 September 2001: Message edited by: Flatus Veteranus ]