A wry observation from one of our very experienced SNCO aircrew the other day:
As some will know, all RAF VC10 C Mk 1 aircraft bore the names of individual Victoria Cross winners - Officers and NCOs both featuring. However, now that some VC10C1 aircraft have been withdrawn from service, some of the remaining aircraft now carry 2 names rather than letting the name on the ones withdrawn disappear. Perhaps (I hope!) it was just a coincidence, but one of our most experienced SNCO aircrew noted the names the other day and then observed wryly "Typical - I see only the 'knockers' have had to double up!" For it seems that the double-named aircraft all feature NCO Victoria Cross winners!!