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Old 9th Aug 2014, 17:13
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smujsmith
 
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I always respect the drivers, well nearly always! On the back of each pilot seat, when I worked on the beast, was a stencilled CAPT and CO. Obvious one might think, to prevent us daft techies fitting the seats (which I recall were "handed") in the wrong positions. Word quickly got around the Line servicing squadrons though that it was actually for aircrew use, in helping the appropriate pilot to find his seat before they went flying. I know for a fact of several attempts to re stencil the seats, and see what happened, but to my knowledge, none of the Captains or Co's were caught out. Is this proof positive that Royal Air Force pilots are more creatures of habit, than literate ?

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