Teddy Donaldson?
You owe me a keyboard and screen wipes. The Air Cdre was a wonderful chap, but even he would tell this story about himself....
Teddy was a keen sailor. Moored on the Hamble one evening, another bloke asks to tie up alongside. Drinks are shared, first names exchanged, turns out the other chap is a BA captain, and as the conversation progresses...
Capt: You seem to know a lot about aviation.
Teddy: Yes, I work for the Daily Telegraph.
Capt (leans forward conspiratorially):
Do you know that 
Donaldson?
//followed by Teddy's Basil Brush laugh, which could be heard at the other end of Fleet Street...