Yes, Bert Ford did a tour as boss man ....... wish I had had him there in my time. He probably wouldn't have slung out the cupboards adorned with war time Luftwaffe graffiti, swastikas etc without having the best bits taken off and hung on the walls. But then I was always more interested in history than meteorology !
I've NEVER seen rain ice worth talking about anywhere in the world [at near sea-level] except in the EDUO area.