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Old 15th Oct 2008, 14:28
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virgo
 
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"Clamping" used to be the original term (1903 onward) for picketing or tying an aircraft down when not in use - to stop it blowing away.

If the weather was foggy, the aircraft would all be "clamped".

The "harry" is a corruption of "Hoorah" or "hooray" which would precede the "Clampers" because we could all go back to the bar or pub.
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