I was on nights at Lyneham too. Things obviously were busier prior to the shooting match. DC8's that barely got off the ground before lumbering almost horizontally toward Chippenham. Thank *** for that hill. On the night itself it was a time for reflection. Hoping that the kit those at the front end worked if it were needed. Wondering what was happening, and feeling a little helpless. Yes it's true. Lets be honest. we'd trained for years we all, (nearly all) wanted to see if we'd been right all along, as well as being a bit scared.
Not to worry. Our REMF status didn't last long as come daylight the instruction came through that we were all to wear DP. Just like we did for the fake wars. Oh the joy. Thankfully, somebody somewhere realised after a couple of shifts, what a bag o ****e idea that was, given we all only had one pair. - Or was it so we didn't panic the locals?
I also recall, everybody stopped playing F16 on the PC.