SALUTING OF ‘FLAG’
College Prank At Plymouth (N.Z.P. A.-Reuter—Copyright) PLYMOUTH, March 7. Officers and men lining the decks of five Belgian minesweepers found themselves saluting a pair of women’s panties when they sailed into Plymouth yesterday. British officers forming a welcome committee at Naval Headquarters suddenly noticed what was flying in place of the N.A.T.O. flag, and sounded action stations. A naval rating scurried to the command flag mast, and hauled down the panties. Pinned to the pole was a clue to the mystery—a note from Plymouth college students demanding that a “ransom” be paid to a local charity. The Navy quickly paid up £2 9s 6d, got their N.A.T.O. flag back, and ran it up. A Navy officer said it was rather difficult explaining the joke to the Belgians.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19690310.2.140
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31933, 10 March 1969, Page 14
Word Count
130SALUTING OF ‘FLAG’ Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31933, 10 March 1969, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in