One story about Jankers is when we no longer had all our own webbing and drew a set from flight stores when needed (quite often in my case) Usually as it was only kept for Jankers it was always in good condition and only needed a quick once over to be ready to go. Well this time I got 3 days for smoking or some such and went and drew the webbing, it looked good so I just put it together. Too late I noticed that one of the ammo pouches was new and had never seen Blanco in its life so I bit the bullet and went on defaulters parade as is. The duty officer that night happened to be a young national service education officer. He got to me, looked at me and said, " That pouch is not clean!"

Off the top of my head I replied, "It is brand new sir and the Blanco would not take".

"OK" he said "but make sure you give it a good coat by tomorrow."

I wish I could think that quick all the Time.

Another episode when I didn't think so fast and so got a spell of "CB". I was going home to West London one Saturday afternoon, just after we had all been marched down to the stadium for the Famous "Bad Apple" lecture. I was just the other side of Tring when this Morris Minor pulls up in response to my thumb. This guy get out and asks me "Do you know who I am?" "No' I replied. "I am Group Captain -----" I can't remember his name but he was the one in charge of workshops. Need I say more!

Win some, lose some, Jim

From entries on the feedback page on the web site, and from e-mails, it seems that Jim Henry was
' King of The Janker Wallahs,'