I was told by my parents that I was reduced to tears by the sound of a Sea Fury doing a rocket assisted take-off at Hooton in the mid-1950s, but my own memories of that are hazy, to say the most.
Much more in focus is the memory of a USAF air to air refuelling demonstration at Speke in June 63. A KB-50 flew past with an RB-66, F-100 and F-101 trailing along behind. My memory is that it was a hose and drogue system, with the recipients not actually engaging with the hoses. At the age 11, I felt cheated! 

Edit: I’ve cross-referenced with another website for the exact day and aircraft involved.