Originally Posted by Viola
According to a recent TV documentary, one squadron would not accept an excellent pilot who had shot down many German aircraft because he had not been to public school.
Is this true?
You are referring to the treatment shown to Maj. James Thomas Byford McCudden, V.C., D.S.O. & Bar, M.C. and Bar, M.M., Croix de Guerre (France), and yes it's sadly true.