That Sea Vixen visor does not look very efficient. I can only remember AI Mk 10 visor set up where the viewing end was rectangular and the visor was rigid. In that was by resting ones forehead aginst the visor one excluded the external light and it was easy to see the tubes.
I assume the radar shown is AI Mk17 or 18. This has reverted to the less efficient American B scope PPI layout, instead of the original Bowen inspired B scope as AI Mk10.
I never graced the back seat of a Javelin. Never fancied a bang seat either, being the original devout coward. And some people have a very warped idea of sex :):)

As a nav/rad when this design came out I can remember thinking I’d run a mile before sitting in one of those things. Being able to see out was an essential part of the job, for chrissake.

Sorry mods to continue off thread.
After the Mossie, the Meatbox cockpit was luxury. Although the earlier ones with the T7 type hood were a bit restrictive, especially when they eventually gave us bonedomes, one was continually bouncing the helmet off the hood. One means of keeping awake, I suppose.
The longest I ever sat in one was just over 2 hours as opposed to 4½ in the Mossie, so again sheer luxury by comparison.
I always tell the story of how, when we were going away somewhere, that I carried my travel bag upended between my legs. Recovering a dropped nav instrument from the floor was impossible, so twice I had to ask the pilot to roll the aircraft onto its back so I could fish the offending item out of the debris which collected in the top of the hood.

Very interesting to see the pics of the Meteor NF14.
I see they only have a mock up of the AI Mk21, just about as useful as the real thing I suppose.

This is from a manual, hope it is visible

Pleased to see the meteor NF14 looks in good nick. That particular aircraft appears in my logbook a few times.

Thanks for reminding me of the area. In the 60s and 70s we used to live at Prestwood, a few miles from Halton, and often took the kids for a run on Coombe Hill.

The snow pics reminded me of the night I had to abandon my car in Gt Missenden and walk the mile and a half or so, mostly uphill.

A Happy Christmas and (not too) Merry New Year to all viewers of this erudite forum

You have to find jobs for the boys somehow.