Of course there was a time when a bid was made to make the VC10 squadron into an elitist, civvy aviation equivalent, transport unit. Some VC10 captains were given acting Squadron Leader rank so as to rate them higher priority down the route to the relatively bottom feeding Andover, Argosy, Belfast, Beverly, Britannia, and Hastings crews captained by junior officers. This gave rise to the question "Are you a real Squadron Leader or a VC10 captain?" It was always a delight to go into the Blue Lagoon bar in Gan and scoff the VC10 post flight snack of steak and chips then watch the horror on the faces of the shiny crew when they were proffered sausages.