Originally Posted by
cats_five
A great many women wash their hair every day. The days of having it 'done' once a week and not washing it in-between ended some time in the 80s
digressing from beards, in the late 50s and early 60s, One on, one clean and one in the laundry was the rule. At least showers were available but generally used as needed as there was not enough time/showers for everyone and same with baths.
Like cigarette smoke we must have stunk.
Although we had 3 flying suits, one was for QRA/Flying, one all badged up for 'best' , and one temperate climate suit. It needed Flying Clothing to remove the knife before laundering so that was a rare event too.
Luxury was the post-flight shower and big fluffy towels provided by the Flying Clothing team - not everyone availed themselves of this freebie.