When the current Mrs O-D and I were newly wed, she lived in an MQ at Biggin Hill being 'on the boards' so to speak at said selection centre.
One evening we were invited to a '21st birthday' party and duly arrived expecting to see our hosts' child or whatever celebrating. After a polite interval, nobody under about 40 being present - save Mrs O-D that is - I enquired as to where and who the celebrant was. 'It's me' smiled our host 'it's 21 years ago today that I exited my aircraft in a marked manner and I felt I needed to celebrate the occasion'.
Messrs M & B were thanked with the consumption of various beverages and snacks and I learned that it was one of the few occasions when an entire 'V' bomber crew had escaped, although three of them courtesy of Mr Irvin (I think), rather than Sir James!
Old Duffer
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