Welcome back everybody
Just a quick answer to your question, Goosequill. I don't think that the use of oxygen poihts was extended to the flare chute position but the DI's and the pre-flight checks by the various trades included the topping up ,by the Instrument section, of the in-situ bottles of Oxygen and Nitrogen (if installed. A 'milk run' wpould deliver a fresh stock of portable Oxygen bottles, often accompanied by the 'daily deliveries' of propaganda leaflets and Window strips. As an interesting 'aside', the Electrical section would check that the accumulators were fully charged abd sometimes stored the connecting leads in their workshop so that they could not be used without permission. If a short to earth was spotted on any of the ancillary equipment,e.g. Radar sets, they would notify the approprate tradesman who would rectify the fault. With regard to the Radar at the appropriate time the detonators would be installed so that the equipment could be destroyed if likely to fall into enemy hands. More Sabena soon, Regle