bomber wing memories
I too was stationed on the wing from 72-74 as a mech a , and experienced the demise of 781, a great feat in landing without a huge pile of metal.
Also being on detachment in masiah when we had a malfunction leaving the last landing of the detachment stranded in the centre of the runways blocking the path for the oncoming Sultan the next day. so working all night and missing the end of det party, but being the heroes we were as Vulcan ground crew we managed with a few hours to spare.
But we made up for it many times after nights, first in the naafi then a kebab and ending in the square.
happy days even during the brief visit to Malta during the invasion of 74, loved it all