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Old 22nd December 2006 | 15:06
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Originally Posted by Blakey875
Biggest spelling error in Glos can be seen at the AMC South Cerney where the Hangars all have painted on the doors in 10 ft lettering = hangar 1, 2 or 3.....
Ah! But the reason for that, I was told when I underwent training there many moons ago was that a chap had 'lost' a hangar. Beside himself he was at a loss how to make up this loss when an old wag introduced him to a Form 21. This magical form allowed him to convert one item that he hadn't got into one that he had.

A quick flick of the pen and one Hangars, wooden, aircraft became one hangers, wooden, coat with a suitable 21B sect/ref. Unfortunately he didn't have any wooden coat hangers either.

No problem he was told. Another F21 and the hangers became hangers, wire, coat with a 21C sect/ref and were now magically C-stores which were later written off.

Clearly the man who painted the hangers at South Cerney had not been paying attention in the lecture.
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