We had GG come to Cambridge RAeS to tell us about the FAAM 146 a couple of years back. looking forward to finding the time to read the full article. Nice pictures.
Who wrote a different take on the history of MRF
here.
It shows a few interesting links: the Duxford met flight generating a lot of the planning principles used in the BoB, as well as a training ground for Jeffrey Quill. WV208 went on to be used as a testbed for the engines for the A400M.
Another variant on the history is by Kirsty McBeath
here (which should be open access, but doesn't seem to be this weekend.)
(None of the authors disagree with each other about anything significant, but think that different things are important - although there's a bit of good natured bickering between them about the start point of atmospheric research flying in Britain: GG puts it in 1918 with the RFC Meteor Flight, whilst KM puts it at 1942 with Alan Brewer going to the HAF.)
Snoopy's red and white striped nose, incidentally, is now on permanent display in the atrium of the (new) Met Office HQ in Exeter.
G