Xercules,
yes I was the deputy to the then OC 30 Sqn for whom I had the greatest respect. The problems with the underside of the 'K' were known right from the start. Even using the comparatively benign Upavon Gallops or Nz Farm for strip landings would trash the a/c underside. Was not the joke after the Op Bushell grain started growing in the a/c that the groundcrew would be issued with lawnmowers ?