FantomZorbin wrote:
The last solar topee I saw was hanging up in Ernie Bedfords in Newark!!
A fine establishment indeed! But the last time I rang him ages ago, he said that business was very poor as the RAF had been so decimated, particularly at training bases.
ancientaviator62 wrote:
In some parts of the world the contents of the water drain check was a highly prized item. Paraffin for fuel !
That was still the case in Freetown in 2002. The locals would be underneath the VC10 wing hoping for some 'water drain' fuel almost before the engines had stopped. A well-meaning ALM also took them some secondhand clothes once, but that was a bit unfortunate as whoever got the clothes would be robbed by the rest.