Ringway had that effect on a number of young tykes just after the war. They formed a loose association and kept in touch over the years as they progressed thru' life.
One of them, known to all as Mike, went on to greater things in the midlands. He retired recently having sold his shares to chaps from the country that perhaps helped shape his interest in aeroplanes.
Funny how things turn out. Anyone care to guess his surname?
Sir George Cayley