In the early 1980s we took an RAF Puma Det. to "Bad Tolz" in Southern Germany (later renamed "Col. A.J. Bo Baker Field" after the unit Boss, who died at his desk), for winter mountain flying training (or was it for skiing and beer tasting, hard to recall after all these years).
One of the crewmen, Sgt. Johny "Messtin", wore a nice tweed jacket and tie and smart trousers to dinner, as opposed to the rest of the crew who were dressed in the usual motley fashion. The "local" Americans were deeply intrigued by this and in solemn "explanation" were told that he was actually "Lord John of Camarthen" and only flew as crewman for fun.
They readily believed this (hook line and sinker) and they treated him like true royalty, which he obviously hugely enjoyed. But they had to be told the truth eventually, before we left. They were
totally unwilling to unbelieve it.
LSH - wasn't it you who started this scurrilous rumour?
