cliffnemo
Clifnemo. That must have been terrible, being banged down from aircrew.
This was very common with W/O and SNCO Aircrew, especially ex-prisoners of war. Men with an almost completed tour, or second tour; some with DFMs or DFCs, were given some lowly jobs as LACs or Acs, but allowed to use the Sergeants' Mess for a while. Only those who managed to get back on to flying, as I did, managed to retain their rank.
Canadian ex-PoWs were offered immediate Commissions before being returned to Canada. One Sgt Air Gunner, with a crime sheet as long as my arm, was astonished and said so. He was told he had a clean sheet, as he had not got into trouble over the past two years! fredjhh