The squadron is neatly lined up in gentlemanly fashion as usual, to assist the enemy in strafing the line. Chiefy is walking past the last in line when he hears a "whoosh" from the bowels of the aircraft. He climbs up and addresses the brand new Junior Magician fresh out of Halton sitting in the cockpit.
"You've just set off the fire bottle, idiot!"
"No Chief, I just pressed to test"
The fire warning light is in the middle of the large black and yellow striped discharge button and there is another small button beneath with a placard "Push to Test"
"Show me!" says Chiefy and Junior presses the discharge button again.
"That's the discharge button, you f#$@R#$@$!!&^ of a *$%#%$$#@ ars$^#%@!!!!!"
"Well I pressed it on all the others and it didn't set off the fire bottles!' Junior replies.
He had and it did...
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