AS, last time I was there we had landed in the venerable Shackleton, can't remember why. The inimitable John Elias shut down and we enjoyed a picnic lunch in the lush grass outside the shed.
After lunch we departed but had an oil leak when in the vicinity of Wittering. Once ATC elicited the facts, like we had no civvies, we were told we would not be allowed in the mess and would have to stay down town in Stamford. We divert ed to Cottesmore instead.
Cottesmore allowed us in the mess but tried to banish us to a scruffs bar. Instead we joined the Germans in the main bar as they were in flying suits, unlike the brits in jacket and tie.