Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 4,200 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with supplying much-needed Russian speakers to the three services.
Posted to RAF Gatow in Berlin, ideally placed for signals inte.
After training, they were sent to the front lines in Germany and elsewhere to snoop on Russian aircraft in real time.
The majority were in RAF uniform, as the Warsaw Pact saw air forces become the greatest danger to the West.
Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 4,200 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with supplying much-needed Russian speakers to the three services