TTN, I am with you and think there is a mistake somewhere. His service number indicates he joined up around September 1941. He arrived as a Navigator on 550 from 1667 HCU on 18.12.43 and was posted out on 9.7.44 to 11 Base,partof 1 Groups training organisation. I am assuming he trained intially as a pilot and then remustered as a Navigator. The period of just over 2 years to an operational squadron would seem about right if he had to change trades as a Navigator, not knowing of course if and when he was 'washed out'. Not sure where 100 squadron comes in. If after 6 months rest at 11 Base he may have gone back on ops with 100? Or have been a 'spare bod', who may have filled in as when needed in 1 Group squadrons. Post war Swiss Air, flew DC4s across the Atlantic and they carried a navigator. There is a story on the net of a chap who joined in July 41, went for pilot training in the US and was found to be 'unsuitable' and was shipped to Canada to be a nav. He made it to an operational squadron in June 43.
Last edited by rolling20; 9th Feb 2019 at 16:47.