Did you know that the Scots were credited with saving the lives of WWII aviators returning from bombing raids to English air bases?
After dropping their bombs, the pilots would fly low back over the channel. But the dense fog made it difficult to know if they were over friendly territory, in case they had to bail out.
As they flew very low, they would look down at the houses, and when they saw the toilet paper, hanging out to dry... they knew they were back in "home" territory.
After dropping their bombs, the pilots would fly low back over the channel. But the dense fog made it difficult to know if they were over friendly territory, in case they had to bail out.
As they flew very low, they would look down at the houses, and when they saw the toilet paper, hanging out to dry... they knew they were back in "home" territory.