Originally Posted by
Finningley Boy
Langley, you briefed 1,000 bomber raids, you surely must be past your centenary! And you can still look forward to Steak and Chips, well done Sir.
FB
No. Sometime in the 1960s the phrase was used jokingly for mass briefings if they were unusual at that station. Nicosia for thel big para exercises ..... a couple of one stars, all the pongo officers, all the crews, Int, ATC .... even Met.
we also referred to hangar queens or shiny bombers for aircraft polished and under-utilised.
Times change. Blunts and bean stealers had not been invented I think. Bloody civvies had of course.