In the early 1950s, the Captain went to file his own York trooping Flight Plan at RAF Malta. It was customary for this task to be done by either the F/O or N/O.
The Captain was told by the Controller " YOU CAN DEPART IN EIGHT HOURS... WHEN YOU ARE SOBER..."
That was the end of his career as a Pilot. (Thereafter F/Os and N/Os had to climb the stairs as usual ! AND WE LEARNED THE LESSON, from a bad example.)
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