Re the above...
I was in the Sgts Mess having lunch with blankety blank.
Tannoy..."emergency state 2, Nimrod aircraft, blah blah POB, undercarriage problem..on finals."
Blankety Blank. "Boring. Always state 2...how about a state one for once."
About 2 seconds later...
Tannoy "emergency state one, Nimrod crashed on the runway"
How red did blankety blank go?