Way back at the end of 1965 the Valiants were suffering from wing spar problems. At the end of that year the captains were keeping in flying practice in an Anson and the co-pilots had a Chipmunk to play with. We started off with one borrowed from Marham but eventually we got our own: WP850.
This was painted in a standard disruptive green/grey camoflage finish. The reason, we were told, was that it had been last used in Cyprus as an air observation aircraft which is why it wore warlike colours. It had very few hours on it and it soon sported a 90 Sqn pennant on the tail as per the squadron aircraft.
I wish I had taken a photograph or our baby Spitfire. I believe that it is still in existence in the United States.