blimey wrote:
I believe the RAF boot attained a pre-eminence with the addition of a flap.
This modification came about for Harrier pilots only. After a number of such 'bona mates' lost their boots whilst ejecting from their jets, it was found that this was caused by the boot laces having rotted.
The cause of the rotting was soon identified. As is well-known, all Harrier pilots have very small willies and as a result would often widdle over their boot laces, due to dimensional limitations.
So a flap was provided to protect the laces henceforth and the problem was resolved....
