NigG (#393),
How many times does your Father's postings dovetail in with mine ! (to avoid tedious repetition, look up "Pilot's Brevet" from p.150 #2993 and a whole host of succeeding Posts).
For 8 (IAF) went up to Samungli, too, at much the same time. Curiously, I've no recollection of our sharing the airfield with 84, bút that is not evidence, probably just a case of a hole in my memory (among many more !)
...fresh plan was to re-equip with Vengeance IIIs and get back into action...
What a pity we didn't - but then again, I would never have had my year in my first (and last !) Command in the RAF, and would not have enjoyed my "cherry on the cake", described in "Military life on the Malabar Coast of India in WWII" Thread (which must still be gathering dust far back in "Military Aviation").
Lovely pic of the "Wooden Wonder". Only flew a few hours in them as a passenger, but tremendously impressed.
Will return to your Post....Goodnight now,
Danny.