When I started on Beverleys, the Qs were all (IIRC) misemployed Stores guys who received Crew pay. Towards the end of my tour, (again, IIRC) they became established and were sent on 'sandwich courses' and the like. A wide mix of characters, including 'Manny' Mercer whose 40-a-day Woodbine habit made delivering eats and drinks to the Bev flight deck something of a trial! I'm reasonably sure he was the oldest AQM to retire and had the distinction of holding his wedding reception in a Beverley freight bay with the band playing on (where else?) the 'bandstand'.
