R V Jones was Prof of Physics (Natural Philosophy in nu-speak) at Aberdeen Uni post-war. Met him several times when I was at said establishment - lovely chap - and he was a very strong supporter of both the Uni Air Squadron and the URNU there in the 70s. And as a previous poster has intimated had a wicked sense of humour - he gave an annual lecture on practical jokes which was one of the highlights of the academic year (it was perhaps just meant to be a Physics lecture).