Danny, definitely no ammo with the rifle. This was a thoughtful plan and must have saved many innocent lives!
Quote: "This was a mistake......" Mate, I was desperate to be an airman, and couldn't wait more than a weekend to start. Strangely, I recall going to ITW at Newquay on or about 9 May 1941. Now I am really puzzled. Surely we must have met? There was only one No. 8 ITW. I was billeted in a commandeered hotel near the seafront in a room with 2 others, one Ross Beldin and the other a German refugee named Hans Hasenfus (more about him later). Ring any bells? The Navigation Instructor was a Flight Sergeant with a pronounced limp, probably war-damaged.