German exchange officer at Brize in 80s while on TACEVAL and everything is going wrong ... as usual.
"Now I know vy you British are so good in wartime. In peacetime you practice chaos!"
Same guy milling around WH Smiths in LHR with a shiny 10 crew about to depart to BAH on a BA Tristar and looking for some reading material for the flight. Exchange Officer has a large hardbound copy of the Battle of Britain in his hands and calls over to very new and about to be very embarrassed air eng.
"Hey, Eng come and look at this....its a very good book.......very sad ending!"