I B-B and others ... these insights force us to remember the 'drudgery' behind the scenes ensuring the the front line continues to function. Unglamorous for sure, but the whole think would have been a house of cards without ferry pilots, ATA and "as you're not yet combat ready, take this to RAF xxxx."
No glamour, almost as dangerous (weather, serviceability, inexperience), and yet utterly and totally essential.