My dad was a NCO pilot during WW2 flew as aircraft commander in Lancaster's for two years and was lucky to survive.
After he had completed his two toures he was transferred into the US Army Air force to assist and help with the coming invasion of France. This gave him a chance to as he said give some pay back.
As a young chap early 20,s who had had the **** shot at him over France and Germany he had at last the opportunity to give some payback.
The US Army Air force trained and gave him a Mustang plus two wing men and a open page, KILL GERMAN airman and ground troops and equipment. They were very successful and I had some of his gun camera film and it was very interesting.
His final input into WW2 was flying transports bringing our our chaps back home.
After the end of WW2 he did not fly again and did not volunteer any info to me. it was only after his death that I was able to put his amaising history together.