THE GOOD OLD DAYS
When I was at Wyton, 58 Sqn had an owl mascot. Big, mean beast with eyes wide shut. In comes 43 Sqn on detachment, with mascot under the secondary duty responsibility of 'OIC Cock'. That evening, some wag put the owl in with the fighting cock. Next morning we all looked in the pen and there was the big, mean owl, stilll eyes wide shut, surrounded by nothing more than a mass of feathers. All of which would be very non-PC today.