Ground crew
Haraka Senior, as a 19 year old ex-Halton brat, ( 39 entry) found himself in Malta in 1942.
Already well down on weight due to the rationing , he was working on the line when he got "Malta Dog" ( a.k.a. three day fly disease IIRC).
Pulling the chocks away from a departing 126 Sqn. Spitfire, he fainted, the Spitfire rolling across his wrist as it went on it's way.
He came to when a bucket of water was thrown over his head by his Flight Sergeant, who pointed out there were other aircraft around the dispersal that required urgent attention.
It goes back to the ethos that in the RAF of those days, the men basically supported the equipment in order to fight .