Flatus V
Nostalgia is not what it used to be!! The 'goolie chits' problem was not with the language used. The problem was that the amount of MT dollars on offer for safe return of Aircrew and other government officers was about half of what the opposition were offering for their apprehension - dead or alive!!
I was searching through old odds and sods the other day and came across my old 'goolie chit' - all pink and near perfect
One place I have no ambition to return to - but you're right about the footwear and the flying gear.