One thing which I found very interesting was the amount of high-level flying up in 40s which went on back in RAFG in the 1950s.
So different to the "schneebling in the weedisphere" of the 1970s.
I was suprised at the capabilities of the Venom compared with the Sabre - and particularly the rather underwhelming Swift!
It must have been very exciting to have been in the RAF of about 1953-6...