Originally Posted by Boatbuilder

Yep, Freddy the Fox was real. Story is an FO finally had his fill of Freddy one day and things escalated mightily. Wasn't long after that Freddy and his "handler" were enjoying an early retirement.

And yes, Captain Wow was real as well. So real in fact his story made the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

3 man cockpits had a different dynamic and were often the final resting place for some of the more "colorful" captains.
A CA on the 727 carrierd a 2' long wooden train horn in his flight kit. EVERY ****** departure as the FE I had to hold the Handset up to him so he could blow that stupid thing over the PA.
By day 4 I really wanted to shove that thing someplace where he could do it himself.