What's Mustard Plaster?

[robinbird]

'Mustard Plasters' are mentioned in my wartime notes of trials carried out by the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Helensburgh. More information appreciated.

 

[Grey Havoc]

A semi-liquid form of mustard gas, IIRC.

 

[robinbird]

Thank you. I got the impression it was something to do with airborne anti submarine warfare.

 

[Grey Havoc]

My memory could be playing me false though, or possibly the term was used in this case as a security blind for a new development.

 

[robinbird]

My memory could be playing me false though, or possibly the term was used in this case as a security blind for a new development.

Thanks again for your feedback, yes it was probably a codename, something to do with Hedgehog trials carried out at the indoor water testing tank at Glen Fruin, near Helensburgh. MAEE used codenames for its top secret trials.

 

[publiusr]

Well, when your airplane gets a rash…

 

[Hydroman]

I just used a Mustard Plaster for a weak back about a week back.

 

[robinbird]

Thanks again for the helpful feedback that suggested a code name. That enabled me to determine that Mustard Plaster was a Hedgehog fitted with a weighted long wire. The concept was that it would wrap itself around a U-Boat. Tests were carried out at Glen Fruin at the end of the war and then aborted. Seasons greetings to everyone.

 

[Foo Fighter]

Well, when your airplane gets a rash…

I hear some pilots get a little problem with that from survival suits but a 'mustard plaster' there could be an issue. While assigned as unit medic I had a member (apparent why I used this word soon) of my regiment complain of a 'groin strain'. I gave him some 'deep heat' cream to apply to said strain. Not so good on a rash, particularly there. He reported me saying that 'groin strain is a code for sensitive area rash' The complaint was kicked out of course but I bet he still re-members the incident.

 

[Nik]

Having had to wear 'Adult Nappies' for too many months prior to a repeatedly delayed prostate stretch, I feel for your euphemistic patient...

FWIW, I'd mentioned to my consultant that some of my unhappy 'retention' symptoms matched intermittent obstruction by a bladder stone. Literally playing 'bath-plug'. He allowed me a polite but dismissive smile.

Credit where due: When I woke after the procedure, he popped into the recovery suite to report the stretch etc had gone well, but he'd also retrieved a small but sufficient bladder stone that had aggravated my distress...

Comfortable for the first time in many months, instead of braying, 'Nyaah ! Told you so !!', I politely exclaimed, "Well, fancy that ! Who'd have thought !!"

He smiled...

 

[Foo Fighter]

Nice to hear you have some relief, very nasty and distressing in equal measure. I hope it stays this way.