I'm following this thread with interest, especially SpazSinbad's contributions. I was at RAAF Pearce for six years, as a teenager (11 to 17) between late '57 and early '64. My father was based there, in a ground role. I'd always had a leaning towards wanting to fly, but I think the constant presence of Vampires, plus of course all the visitors, from Vulcans to Globemasters, was what finally settled it. Forty years of flying later, than you Vampires.