One used to happily wrap the thermocouple wiring on the Vulcan with the asbestos tape supplied in rolls for the purpose and the engine bay wiring was a mass of asbestos covered 'P' Clips. Then there were the asbestos fire gloves stowed in the cabin for crew use. Meanwhile, back in the calibration room, poor old Sam who repainted the instrument dials had teeth that glowed in the dark. (And don't even mention the radiation hanging about in a QRA aircraft bomb bay. Shhh!")