Tiger Mate gave 1980 as the demise of the last master Pilot, does anyone know when the last Sgt and Flt. Sgt pilots and navigators were?
I can remember Sgt pilots on the Lincolns at Lindholme, 1954-56. A significant number of them were Polish. DFM's were also quite common among them.
Sgt Wop/AEO's were still quite common when I was on Valiant's, 1959-62, but I can only remember one Flt. Sgt navigator at that time.