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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler

RAF lifts ‘60-year ban’ on popular treat after tests find it won’t explode in cockpit

RAF lifts ‘60-year ban’ on popular treat after tests find it won’t explode in cockpit - (Creative Commons)

The Royal Air Force has lifted a ‘60-year ban’ on a popular treat after tests found it won’t explode in cockpit.

Tunnock’s tea cakes have been cleared to be taken on board RAF planes after a 60-year-old myth they explode was debunked.

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