Service humour

[Ronsuddes]

On an RAF Station there was a Transport Squadron and a Fighter Squadron with a great deal of rivalry between them.
The Transport Guys were usually older than the Fighter Guys.
The Fighter Guys continually upset the Transport Guys with jibes about age and knackered old gits etc.
At a Dining In Night in the Officers' Mess the Transport guys challenged the Fighter Guys to a competition.
Duly providing a two-man saw the Transport Guys sawed through the Dining Table in 31 seconds, the Fighter Guys sawed through their table in 23 seconds winning the challenge.
The Mess Manager went ballistic with the Fighter guys telling them they would be in front of Harry Staish the next morning for vandalising Mess Property.
They then asked what about the Transport Guys and were told by the Mess Manager that the Transport Guys had bought their table in a Saleroom the previous day.

(Can anyone vouch for the truth of this?)

 

[Gonterseed]

I don't suppose it matters whether it's true or not. It's a good yarn and if told properly would have amused many a person in the crew room.

 

[Shiny10]

PFKs

PFKs

A VC10 Captain I knew and respected used to refer to the Fast Jet Jockeys as PFKs, ‘Pimply Faced Killers‘.

When he was a young pilot he flew Lightning’s and Jags but still loved ‘Strapping a 10 to his back’.

 

[Late & Tired]

I've heard the story before, this time it involved some senior tanker guys versus the youth.
Same outcome, - age and experience overcomes...

 

[vim_fuego]

On an RAF Station there was a Transport Squadron and a Fighter Squadron with a great deal of rivalry between them.
The Transport Guys were usually older than the Fighter Guys.
The Fighter Guys continually upset the Transport Guys with jibes about age and knackered old gits etc.
At a Dining In Night in the Officers' Mess the Transport guys challenged the Fighter Guys to a competition.
Duly providing a two-man saw the Transport Guys sawed through the Dining Table in 31 seconds, the Fighter Guys sawed through their table in 23 seconds winning the challenge.
The Mess Manager went ballistic with the Fighter guys telling them they would be in front of Harry Staish the next morning for vandalising Mess Property.
They then asked what about the Transport Guys and were told by the Mess Manager that the Transport Guys had bought their table in a Saleroom the previous day.

(Can anyone vouch for the truth of this?)

I read the full story recanted by someone who was there on pprune..in that version it was at Marham and Victor tanker boys versus the then new Tonkas boys.

 

[insty66]

I read the full story recanted by someone who was there on pprune..in that version it was at Marham and Victor tanker boys versus the then new Tonkas boys.

That's the one, it's on pprune somewhere