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Old 24th Jul 2015, 16:27
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LOMCEVAK
 
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Courtney, I read your post on Bottle/Sid with a strong Brummy accent!

I was once on a two-seat squadron where we had 8 Daves. We decided to launch an all Dave 4-ship but the plan seemed doomed to failure as 5 of them were navs! However, an honorary 'Dave'pilot was appointed for the day to make it happen. Over the same period we had 3 consecutive SENGOs called Dave also.

On the same squadron we had one gentleman who was half far-eastern in origin and had the looks of someone from that part of the world. This was the time when the 'Pink Panther' films were very popular so, not surprisingly, he acquired the nickname 'Cato'. If someone 'phoned the squadron and asked to speak to Flt Lt XXXXX, the standard reply was 'Hold on, I'll just check to see if he is hiding in the fridge'! And yes, he was a great karate exponent also.
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