There were Minvals in the V force in 1962. At Honington there were two Main Force Victor squadrons and my Valiant tanker squadron.
When the hooters used to go and the tannoys in the mess corridors were barking I used to roll over and go back to sleep, only being disturbed by the pounding of feet outside. After a leisurely breakfast I would go to work and with the rest of the squadron watch the panic in the airfield through the crew room windows.
In 1964 or thereabouts I was eventually knocked up by a steward who had a message requesting me to go to the Squadron. Something to do with an Airborne Control Post or suchlike.
We only had one serviceable aircraft and we were required to provide that and a spare. On my suggestion we nominated the u/s aircraft as the primary with the serviceable one as the backup.
Everybody happy; back to the mess for breakfast.