Westbound on a Changi slip in the sixties, we landed at Muharraq and retired to the air movements bar for the customary beer or two before being bussed to the Britannia House Hotel. On our crew was the prettiest, perkiest 99 sqn female loadmaster of that time, who was well known for her quick cockney sense of humour. By beer number three the top three buttons of her light blue dress were undone as the airconditioners struggled to keep us cool. The three man crew of a resident US Navy Convair 440 strolled into the bar. The captain made a beeline for our loadmaster, stuck his hand out and said: "Pleased to meet you maam, and what is your position on the crew?"
She pushed out her chest, smiled coyly and said: "Normally flat on me back sir!"