Very brief potted history!
In 1958, 8 Sqdn received four Meteor FR.9s and four pilots with time on the type: Fred Trowern, 'Porky' Munro, 'Manx' Kelly and Reteif Tai. This was 'C' Flight. Up to this time the reconnaissance duties in the area had been performed by FR.9 detachments from 208 Squadron. In 1959 the 'C' Flight went independent as the Arabian Peninsula Reconnaissance Flight (APRF). In 1960 the APRF returned to the 8 Sqdn fold and converted to the Hunter FR.10.