| Hi Kyt,
He lamented somewhat that the squadron wasn't equipped with the newer generation of jets such as the F-86. However, he did admire the sturdiness of the Meteor in the ground attack role as it could take a fair amount of abuse, albeit with a fairly 'fundamental' sighting system. As for ergonomics, it was a bit of a nightmare; a Spitfire cockpit with additional instrumentation plugged into whatever space could be found.
One thing he did like was that it was a very snug cockpit, something which was a personal preference I suspect.
As for other books, there are quite a few. Spidge has listed a number in his bibliography in the post-1945 forum. George Odgers, "Across the Parallel" was written at the time and recently Col King has written "Luck is No Accident". While this outlines Col's entire career, there is a very insightful section into Korean operations with 77 Squadron.
Cheers
Owen |