Madbob,
My time was a lot later - 2003 to 2005. I had spent many years on the Nimrod before I moved to BD and HATS. I must admit that the sheer variety of the flying was wonderful. One week stands out where I spent the mornings doing various types of airdrop from a C-130K. After landing I would walk across to an Andover to fly Millimetric Radar Trials - and then home for tea and biccies!!
Biggest drama I had with XS606 was on an Air Test where the Starboard Overwing Hatch fell out on the take off run.
Those were the days - when flying was fun - and not so long ago either
