In '64 I was in Malawi with 4 32 Sqdn Canberras to do the flypast on Independence day. Myself and another corporal were putting the a/c 'to bed' for the night (still wearing our flying suits), when up marched 4 subalterns from the Kings Own African Rifles. They stamped to a halt a few yards away and giving an immaculate salute one said 'sir may we look round the aircraft'? Well we showed them round and eventually with another smart salute and a 'thank you sir', off they marched. On the way back to our residence we bumped into our CO. When we told him what had happened he laughed and said 'army subalterns saluting and calling my corporals 'sir', sounds about right to me'.
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