Skylark4 - Must have followed you, old son, I joined 13 almost as we moved the Sqn to Malta. I was groundcrew also, Inst. Fitt.(Nav) in those days, the became a Simulator Tech on return to UK.
As you say, happy days, I always missed working on aircraft, simulators don't have the smell of Avtur!! I've been in Oz now for 20 years, still in simulation, great life.
Kind regards,
TheNightOwl.