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Pretty sad, a proper funeral procession and not one top hat amongst any of them!


I don't suppose that top hats were readily available to the carrier crew!
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Glyn wrote:
The Inspector wrote:
Pretty sad, a proper funeral procession and not one top hat amongst any of them!


I don't suppose that top hats were readily available to the carrier crew!


Apparently many other kinds of hats are available on carriers.... at least among Hawkeye squadrons.... (especially 2.16 thru 2.40...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqaWdkdF ... 10&index=2

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Ah ... Hacker, so that's why the 49th burned that piano after Friday roll call the second time I was there ... (I was wondering if the piano was a specific choice ...)


I forgot you were there for that one!

Yes, that's a tradition that USAF guys (sometimes) have adopted and perform on 'Battle of Britain Day'.

Strangely, at my squadron here in England we don't do that. Weird.
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Glyn wrote:
The Inspector wrote:
Pretty sad, a proper funeral procession and not one top hat amongst any of them!


I don't suppose that top hats were readily available to the carrier crew!

Obviously hats are for Americans - Full sets are RN.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beard#United_Kingdom

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I was refering to the British custom of the pall bearers wearing toppers with a black scarf draped over the back side of the brim-

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I was refering to the British custom of the pall bearers wearing toppers with a black scarf draped over the back side of the brim-

Indeed you were. I think they feel the beard (last officer on the left) added a certain solemnity to the event. ;)

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