Meanwhile, if I recall correctly something I read on the subject, Alex Henshaw had some arguments with the Ministry as to whether Spitfires under test should be armed. His point: what if a stray intruder has a go at me or one of my boys whilst we're on a test? Their argument: you are not in uniform and would be an unlawful combatant: what if the Germans found out? What if one of your blokes got too keen and chased the intruder back over the Channel, and then got shot down and captured in France? The women ferry pilots in the ATA may have had the same problem.