Perhaps a little off-topic but you've mis-interpreted my comment Shack37. Perhaps I should have written “enjoyed least.” Here's my list of preference for military aircraft.
1. Lancaster. Dual control, maritime reconnaissance. Lots for the Flight Engineer to do.
2. Hastings. Multi-purpose. Plenty to do. Good view of the world rolling by 8,000' or less below. Take-off and landing points not necessarily the same.
3. Nimrod. Very interesting tasks. More comfortable than the Shackleton.
4. Britannia. Technically interesting.
5. Belfast. Taking interesting loads to interesting places.
6. Shackleton.* Noisy, uncomfortable, and flew at uncomfortable heights.
* Ballykelly. Appalling accommodation in 1952, rotten weather. Kinloss rather better.