Ian BB,
Not as heroic as you paint it, I'm afraid. 110 Sqdn was well back out of trouble in West Bengal when I was "converted" onto the VV.
Even when we got down to business in Arakan, ours were the safest ops imaginable...D.
Brian 48nav,
Doesn't ring a bell, I'm afraid. The Spitfires were well back, I think, it was only Hurricanes with us in Arakan.
Now, if he was in VVs, there were four RAF Sqdns of them, and two IAF. I was on 110 (RAF) in Arakan in pre-monsoon '43, and in Assam post-monsoon, up to November '43, then back in Arakan with 8 (IAF) Jan'44.
As we were only operating on rough "kutcha" strips there, there was only room for one squadron on each (I can only remember being with 82 at Chittagong (hardstandings) for a few weeks early '43, but we didn't socialise at all).
Got out in '72 for same reason as your Jack.
Sorry, Danny. (Cheers, both)