On 19th September 1996, 16 Sqn wartime members held their first reunion at Duxford. Mark Hanna was due to fly Spitfire PL965 (operated by 16 Sqn during the second world war in 1945). Due to servicing schedules this was not possible, so Mark flew MH434. Afterwards he spoke with some of 16 Sqn's pilots and groundcrew. Three of the pilots seen, flew PL965 in 1945 and each of them was awarded the DFC and one was also awarded the CdeG. Another one of the pilots was shot down by a FW190 and the other pilot had had to bale out of his PR Spitfire due to an engine fire over the Dutch/German border!