cliffnemo, Regle, johnfairr fredjhh and all: I have enjoyed this thread enormously and scan regularly for new posts. It reallly deserves a "permanent" record. I picked up the reference to Halton Brats and just thought I'd draw attention to the In Memoriam pages on the Apprentices Association website
www.oldhaltonians.co.uk . If you select "Tribute" then "Roll of Honour" you will find the names and operational details of the some 1600 Trenchard Brats who never came back between '39 & '45. I was chilled reading the list. I thank God I only had to be a "Cold War Warrior".
Please keep up the posts.