Not quite the RAF but my late father-in-law [SSGT Edward Potocki] was undergoing pilot training at civilian school in California under the umbrella of the Air Force on Ryan PT-22's. One day the four companies of his Class intake were called to parade [about 150 studs] and after a brief introduction, the officer in charge ordered A and B companies left turn and return to your pilot training. C and D companies right turn and prepare to depart for Aerial Gunnery School!.
He protested to be told that the AAC is your master and you will proceed as ordered or spend the rest of the war on KP! He went on to become a Flight Engineer on B-17's with 483rd BG in Italy only to be severely wounded in 1944 over the target in Northern Italy. Became an engineer with NASA including Apollo 13 event..
To his dying day he resented being "chopped" at flight school...
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