Savimosh01 (your #8618),
...On May 8, 1944 Rodney Topley was running low on fuel and ordered Dave Cummin to bail out. Dave's son George shared the ordeal of his Dad's return to base. "My father almost bailed out. His pilot was shouting, "Pump her, pump, pump!" In reference to the backup pump. Dad thought he said, "Jump, jump!"...
Flt Lt Topley was "A" Flight Commander of 110 Squadron (and acting CO for some time until Sqn Ldr Penny took over in November '43, shortly before I was posted across to 8 Sqdn (IAF). Dave Cummin I don't remember, probably on "B" Flight and may have been posted in after I left.
Surprised that they were still getting fuel feed problems as late as May '44 (the very end), as I thought that had been fixed the year before. My Post p.130 #2591 tells the tale.
Cheers, Danny.
PS: What's happened to Post #8619 ?
EDIT 301111 - Fixed !:
this is now #8619.