A RAF gliding club in East Anglia in the early 1980's dispatched one of it's pilots on their qualifying cross country - all of 50km. he was supposed to land at another RAF Station, but landed out a few km short - but still achieving the required distance. A retrieve crew were dispatched towing the glider's trailer to collect him from the grounds of the large country house in which he had landed. On arrival, the retrieve crew sent to the kitchens to get the cook to rustle up something for them while the pilot was been royally entertained in the drawing room. One of the retrieve crew was OC Ops (a Wg Cdr) while the glider pilot was a SAC! But they got their own back when it transpired he had been given tea and cucumber sandwiches while the crew were quaffing bottles of ale. The pilot had to drive home!