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Old 24th Oct 2017, 21:18
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The late 'Puddy' Catt, that well-known Hunter chap, once told me a story about a flight he'd had in a Bev.

Stooging back from the Middle East in the boom, he was having a snooze when he was woken up by a steward...or possibly the AQM? "Captain's compliments, sir - would you like to take tea?" Puddy agreed and down they went to the main freight bay - where he found a table laid with a crisp white tablecloth, plus real crockery. He was served tea from a proper teapot and was offered some little triangular sandwiches with crusts cut off, plus some cake. All this was accompanied by polite small talk with most of the rest of the crew, albeit in voices which could be heard above the Centauri. After about 20 min, the captain excused himself as he had to return to the flight deck and wished Puddy an enjoyable flight.

He was never sure whether the teatime session had been a joke, or whether this was considered normal behaviour in the trucky world!
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