james
Something else to consider is that he may not have been the only cab in the circuit or on finals. If the wave had got back more or less together there could have been lots of big 4 motors all trying to get in at once, possibly shot up, low on fuel, plus lost cabs landing at the first strip they saw. You might be set up for a nice straight in approach and find yourself in close formation with something else and have to take avoiding action which could compromise you. Indeed, there is a picture somewhere of a Whitley that landed at Kinloss at night and an Anson that had landed on top of the Whitley, in mid air! Both aircraft landed safely.