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Old 24 December 1999, 12:21 PM   #15 (permalink)
Vig.
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I believe before the days of radiotelephony it was common practice for the flight leader to wave a dead fox round his head on sighting the enemy. (The fox was chosen due to its red colour making for easy visibility in the air.) In WWII the fox was dispensed with but the connection lived on.

Vigilant