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1/5) So for this weeks @HistoryIndoors #Freaky Friday I thought I'd talk about a cure for hangovers that was used by RAF aircrew.
To say being an RAF pilot in the Second World War would be a massive understatement...
To say being an RAF pilot in the Second World War would be a massive understatement...
2/5) Aircrew didn't know whether they would be alive tomorrow and this resulted in a strong drinking culture to bond and enjoy life to the full. Unwinding with a few beers after a day on operations was very common. 
3/5) Some nights, inevitably, could be 'heavier' than others and aircrew could suddenly be called on duty. But how to get rid of that nasty persistent hangover?
4/5) Aircrew soon worked out that if you put on your oxygen mask (pictured) and breathed deeply the hangover would magically disappear! (disclaimer - this is not medical advice!)
5/5) Paul Richey, a Hurricane pilot with RAF 1 Squadron, writes about this in his 1941 book "Fighter Pilot". (Paul is pictured here). This was a book published during the war - so it was far from a "trade secret".
