Worse was cockpit readiness at o'dark hundred. Often we would sit in the cold, frozen aircraft, having woken from a deep sleep, with no real idea of the time. One night, again no idea of the time, the kit was frozen. Put the angle poise lamps up against the nav panel to thaw it out. After 30 minutes or so we were advanced to 02 and the kit just started to come alive.
More than can be said of the plotter, sitting there in pyjamas, slippers and flying suit.