[bulldog]

Thanks guys,
I've known for a fair while Galland often smoked his cigars during flight, but the ashtray in the cockpit is something new. Perhaps the practice was a bit more common than I thought. Surely though given the nature of inflammable fuels, etc there must have been regulations against smoking in the aircraft?
But there again I have seen photographs of Luftwaffe ground crew smoking very close to a plane during refuelling!
Once again many thanks for your input.
regards Bulldog.