Elvington's large apron was mentioned earlier, which reminds of the time it was used for take-off. Sometime in the seventies a Linton based Jet Provost was stranded at Elvington with an engine snag. After the problem was fixed, the Linton-on-Ouse Unit Test Pilot (Flt Lt Dave Bingham?) was despatched to collect the JP, but a strong cross wind precluded a normal runway departure. With no hangars or permanent security staff at Elvington, a delay was not desirable, so it was decided that the JP would take-off diagonally across the apron, and thus into wind. So large is the apron, that 'runway length' was not an issue!. .. .As many may know, Elvington is the home of the Yorkshire Air Museum, and well worth a visit.