As this thread has been evolving over quite a few years now I wondered if Roving's mention of 613 Sqdn R.Aux.A.F. might trigger some stories of the weekend warriors who graced our skies until 1957.
As an ATC cadet I used to spend many Saturdays unofficially helping to refuel the Vampires and Meteor T7 of 614 Sqdn at RAF Llandow. They also had one Meteor 8 but it was a bit of a hangar queen as, I was told, most of the pilots were scared of the ejector seat. As a naive schoolboy it seemed to me a wonderful way to spend one's life, being a normal civilian during the week and then hurtling around the skies at the weekends. Even in my casual role I was aware of some fascinating events and would have loved to hear the full stories. e.g. the Vampire which landed short and dragged the perimeter fence halfway across the airfield. Although there was no obvious damage to the aircraft, after that the JPT consistently rose above limits and no-one could understand why.
Any weekend warriors out there? Let's hear your stories.