Wearing a tie in the cockpit
Also a safety feature in other occupations: my son is a retired superstore manager. As such, all his peer group were compelled to wear ties on the shop floor and these had to be clip-on. Presumably when dealing with large drunken customers at closing time [they closed in those days].
The GC was an armourer - so didn’t do ties.
Wg Cdr John Butler (in the Me. cockpit has a tie on, too.
Style personified. Colour coded end to end!
The ultimate aviator and gentleman to boot? Doug Bridson always wore a tie when flying. (1970) Pretty sure he wore one at Jever on Hunters in 58 to.
I used to wear a tie to fly at Cosford with the Wrekin, but only during the working week, if I could sneak a tow while UBAS stopped for lunch. I got pulled up the Stn Cdr following such a trip when I wandered into the Mess looking a bit rumpled after 4 hours wandering round the skies of Shropshire in my woolly pully. I think my reply was to the effect that a long time in a parachute harness tended to do that to one’s uniform.
My uncle, on the left with dapper cravat, at ALG5 (Le Fresne-Camilly) after diverting on 8 August 1944. They had shot down a Ju88 in the early morning hours which had blown up 150yds in front of them, hence the fire damage. The pair, who had flown on Beaufighters and Mosquitos together, had received bars to their DFC's a few days beforehand. My uncle was killed on 12 Aug following a tragic accident on the Cherbourg peninsular.
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I was told not to wear a wool tie because if you go in the water the darn thing will shrink once in the raft, Choking you as it dries and it will be impossible to get off as the knot will tighten up.
For that reason the company issued very nice, high quality clip on ties which we sometimes had to wear if shirt, bars and other regalia were required. Not required if wearing a flight or immersion suit.
For that reason the company issued very nice, high quality clip on ties which we sometimes had to wear if shirt, bars and other regalia were required. Not required if wearing a flight or immersion suit.
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Watched 'The Shepherd' last night (not as good as the book) and noticed the pilot was wearing a tie. Would the RAF really have sent the pilot of a single engine jet across the North Sea, in mid-winter - wearing a tie?
