This is a narrative relating to Mr John Malcolm Kyffin Hughes, known as 'Malcolm' of Tregynwr, Carmarthen and covers his experiences serving with the Royal Air Force from 1954 to 1956. Malcolm was conscripted into the RAF and trained as a Radar Engineering Technician. This account relies upon an interview recorded with him at his home in August 2025. The interview can be viewed online in the Malcolm Hughes collection at the West Wales Veterans Archive National Service collection on the People’s Collection Wales website.