The “Val” in post #63 isn’t a true Val. It is one of the replicas made for the film “Tora, Tora, Tora” and is I believe based on a heavily modified airframe, the original of which I cannot remember.

I do have a copy of this book.
The table of contents is as follows.

Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Genesis of the P.1067
Chapter 2; Teething troubles
Chapter 3; Into service: Marks 1 to 5
Chapter 4: Mark 6: the ‘definitive’ Hunter
Chapter 5: From the Central Flying School to Aden
Chapter 6: Unscheduled exits
Chapter 7: A ‘third life’
Chapter 8: Civilian operators
Chapter 9: Fond memories
Chapter 10: Overseas buyers
Appendix 1: Export sales by country
Appendix 2: Aircraft serial numbers
Appendix 3: Description of the airframe by Hawker Aircraft
Appendix 4: Comparative data summary of nine sample RAF training aircraft
Appendix 5: Hunter weaponry
Appendix 6: Plan drawings
Appendix 7: Detail photographs
Appendix 8: Pilot’s notes
Appendix 9: Refrences
Index

I’ve left out the page numbers deliberately, but can detail them if required.
Hope this is of some use to you.

I’ve seen pictures of similar “warship style” dazzle colours (black and white) applied to an Alison engined P-51 Mustang. It might well have been an A-36 Apache version (4 x 20 mm cannon armed P-51).

Looks good to me.

Have really missed the regular updates.

I don’t remember seeing or being told about such a button on the Mk.S2B’s in RAF service. I worked on the Mk.2’s at Lossiemouth, and I’m sure would have been told of such a button, while attending ground school, or before entering the cockpit.

As I said previously, try contacting twinotter or the Newark Air Museum directly, as I’m sure they have the contents of a Vulcan pack on display.

There was also a tin of glucose type sweets included in the packs fitted in the bang-seats. There used to be a queue forming, outside the Safety Equipment Section, when ever any “life-ex” sweeties were disposed of.

In addition to a pack of I think 6 miniflares + firing pen, there was also a “Day / Night” flare contained in the packs.

There was also foil packs of drinking water.

i Hope to come and visit sometime soon (work allowing). Although I have no Meteor experience, I spent many many years on both Nimrods and Buccaneers ( as an armourer).