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Old 20th Feb 2012, 11:40
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'Teddy' Donaldson baiting at the RAF Club was indeed a well-known sport, so one of my bosses once related and the results often made interesting reading in the national chip-wrappers!

For younger readers, 'Teddy' was Air Commodore Edward "Teddy" Mortlock Donaldson CB CBE DSO AFC*, a WW2 ace, CO of the RAF's first jet squadron and the former holder of the world air speed record in a Meteor IV, who later became the air correspondent for the Daily Torygraph.

I'm sure the sneaky old bugger actually knew he was being spoofed, but the odd comment in the paper served to keep him popular amongst the MoD-box inmates.
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