It was a formality from then on. I was called for interview with the AOC of 221 Group in Calcutta, a kindly old AVM (Williams, I think) - Danny
Having succeeded - with some difficulty! - in refraining from commenting on a thread with such a "tempting" title for someone of the dark blue persuasion, here is a link to the man who should be most warmly congratulated for recognising Danny's officer-like qualities (OLQ)!, namely
T M Williams_P, then in his early "kindly old" forties....
A Lancashire lad to boot, with a very distinguished and interesting career, not least relative to recent posts about attacking trains, and as a flight commander aged 18 with an MC and two DFCs - and four subsequent FAA appointments!
Sadly he did not live long enough to fulfil his undoubted potential.
Jack