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Tengah Type
..... It was common practice for "Jokers" on the squadron to call the "Ops" number and announce themselves as "AOC", "the Pope", "Station Commander" and other humourous appointments.. .....
I am led to believe that, re the Silverstone SAR incident, the crew had had a long, hot and tedious day of various Race VVIPs coming over and introducing themselves as "Chairman of Barclays Bank", "CEO of Daimler-Benz" or "Crown Prince {add your own Arab-sounding name} of {add your own Arab-sounding country}". Obviously some "clown" ambling over and then claiming to be FONAC was the last straw.......