Reminds me of my surreal experience on Saturday...
Mr & Mrs Charlie (my parents) are selling their house. The person who came to view it on Saturday looked at the aeroplane paintings hanging on the wall and said "Are you in the RAF" to Mr Charlie, to which Mr Charlie said "No", (he's far too old), "but my son's joining very soon..." (6 days - eek/help!).
Anyway, this bloke turns out to be a pilot himself (I'm sitting there thinking E3D AWACs...), but then he says "17 Sqn at Coningsby, on the Typhoon"...

Talk about feeling humble...
Charlie