Tuc/ACW, I think we have similar view of the NI 'flux'. Mrs Cows, a left-footer from Co. Down, spent some significant time in full-time service wearing RAF blue. But of course ask most people if that sort if thing happened, especially during the troubles, and they wouldn't believe you. She is of the view (rightly so, I'm told
) that it won't be too many lifetimes before the whole lot is handed back to the South; the South protesting greatly about have to take back the eejits from the North, complete with their rapidly breeding Polish Catholic voting contingent.
Anyway, back to the ACO, it is such a disgrace that there is no ACO provided flying in NI and I'm not personally holding my breath for the mythical AEF.