Going back to earlier years, for the Air Day on 18 August 1970 Ian Worby, OC Flying Wing, led a 32-ship this time, two box-fours of four box-fours.

Eric Sharp, ex-208 but then OC 234 Squadron, was the senior of the three squadron commanders on 229 OCU, so he had to be deputy lead. Instead of leading his squadron, he had to his disgust fly as No 2 to Ian. Pete had the pleasure and honour of leading the 12 aircraft from 234.  

It was perhaps this formation that Roger Gault remembers, with the initial join-up as 2 diamond 16s. The back 16 approached with slightly too much overtake, enough to result in an early split off of the individual 4-ships, so that they could try again to take up their new positions.  

Ian had the pilots line up on the ground, no doubt anticipating a day like today, when memories would have faded and no one would be able to remember who was where.

For the Air Day on 23 August 1969, Nigel Price, Ian's predecessor as OC Flying Wing, led a 27-ship of Hunters, with each squadron on 229 OCU, 63, 79 and 234, putting up a diamond 9, to create a vic of diamond 9s.

In the summer of 1969 the whole of 229 OCU detached to St Mawgan for about 3 months while Chivenor's runway was being resurfaced. Nigel decided that the Hunters should leave and arrive in style. By then Roger Hymans had moved from being a flight commander on 208 to being a flight commander on 234, and although he doesn't remember the exact number of aircraft involved,

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