I would imagine the article in Air Pictorial covered the open Exercise Cobra only. Anything else would have been D Noticed out of existence toute suit!.

I recall my mother sending me a stamped self addressed envelope once..

In 1966 as a nineteen year old in Singapore there were many more demands on my time than putting pen to paper - until the day I was called into the Flt Cmdr's office to be handed a telegram from home. My father (always careful with his money) had sent "RUOK NoNews4Ages."

As Tengah Type will recall, on arrival in FEAF, all ranks had to view the film which told you how to avoid getting a dose of clap. This came too late for a chum of mine who was part of a crew ferrying an Andover out from the UK to form 52 Squadron at Seletar, which had staged through Thailand. Having visited one of the "entertainment establishments " referred to, he duly arrived in Singapore with a dose. Wisely he didn't report sick, as the then station commander was very hard on officers thus afflicted, but went to the well known Indian "clap doctor" somewhere down Jalan Kayu, who would treat you for a fee, but with no questions asked.

And I always thought NSU was a German moped........

I think my chum's was very specific!

On twenty in the early 60's we were offered the chance to be interviewed by a group of syndicated news hacks. Local Northern Papers if I remember correctly.
Anyway we all took our turn said our dutiful pieces and waited for the stories to be printed...., nothing except for a very small bit about one of our number who would never live it down being very fond of his beer, the piece merely said out of the whole interview SAC ****** loved milk and missed his mum.:\