A slightly different type of 'unofficial' aircrew
Thomas Dobney
Joined RAF aged 14yrs 3months
awarded wings 15yrs 5months
Flew (I believe) 20 ish operations on AW Whitley bombers before being grounded.
'Shopped' by his Father (separated parents) after being photographed meeting the King...the RAF immediately grounded him but told him he could rejoin when old enough.
He later became a Captain on Kings flight !
He wrote an autobiography but cannot remember the title