sentences:  Initially this was through the formation of a squadron of BAC Strikemaster Mk.82 aircraft and also through acquisitions of the C-47, DHC-4 Caribou, Skyvan, Defender, Viscount, One-Eleven and VC10 aircraft.The conditions in which Airwork staff had to work were some of the most challenging in the world with shade temperatures of over 40 °C commonplace and cockpit temperatures on the ground often exceeding an unbearable 80 °C.Existing working practices had to be radically amended accordingly.