Just read an interesting book, "Flights into the Night" by L Anthony Leicester in which he relates his joining the RAF for pilot training in 1942, sent to Canada, first op in a Wellington as captain aged 19, the youngest of the crew. Then ferry another one to Cairo and then on to India. Ops against Japanese in Burma then after completion of that tour posted to Daks supply dropping etc to Chindits. Back to UK for Transport Command into Europe. After the war he joined RCAF and finally left in 1968.
My local library had a large print edition which made life easier.