Bringing some civvie VIPs into Basra in 2003 with aforementioned suited types on headset, our aircraft is held together with bits of bodgetape and string (a Klassic). Hearing about all the failures as the Eng briefs the Capt (again), the civvies begin to look uncomfortble but decide to steel themselves for the journey. Just after rotate the shiny new SA increasing TV-like box that sat in front of the Nav failed.
Nav:"Capt - Nav - We've just had a terminal failure"
Exit civvies down the back looking very scared with the philosophy of What they don't know won't hurt them.
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Same Op, differnet crew carrying the Commander-in-Chief of the Tri-Service Chaplin Community into Basra. All crew briefed by Capt "no swearing, no FHM Top Trumps, no Girl talk, no chat about last night etc". 2 mins after t/o with His Reverendship on headset, something fails:
Capt:"F**K" - 2 sec break "C**k, I just said F**k" - "Oh Boll***s"
Padre very good bloke. It broke the ice and we had a great trip.