Thanks Teeters.
Yes, I know Colin, and have his book! I have even visited his home/farm/airstrip. I told him about my proposed trip to Jebel Akhdar. He was a friend of Owen Watkinson on 8 at the time of the crash. In fact, in the Al Mahatta Museum, that is on the site of the former RAF Sharjah, there is a copy of a letter from Colin saying something like Sharjah was the worst place on earth: dust, sand and heat. Not good for Venoms, nor for their crews. I did not know about his plaque though!
Laurence