Of course they had one...

RAF CREW USE TEAPOT TO FILL HOLE AT 8,000FT

It has emerged that the crew of a Nimrod used a teapot to block a hatch gap in their plane after a mid-air mechanical fault

An RAF Kinloss spokeswoman said there was a malfunction with a hatch from which sonar buoys are thrown during search and rescue missions.

The spokeswoman said: "There was a minor malfunction with the hatch cover and the teapot would have been used to make it more comfortable for the crew.

Because the RAF never leaves the ground without a teapot and scones. How else would the crew have their elevenses?