Box Brownie (#9336),
Feasts in Store ! (I'm licking my lips in anticipation).
...John had Above Average and Exceptional ratings in his log book...
I had "Average" on all mine - except for two. One was from Alex Hindley, when 20 Sqn was disbanded at Valley in 1951. The best and kindliest of Bosses, he could not perjure himself by writing "Above Average", but put "High Average" (which means nothing) to make me feel good (I suppose). Really "Damning with faint praise" ?
And after my last Refresher at Weston Zoyland in 1954, they entered "As a Meteor Pilot" ..... "Proficient" (whatever that means). Did me no good: three days later, full of hope of getting my full flying category back, I went up to CMB. They ploughed me for keeps ! (ATC now for you, lad - be happy with that).
I would never write "DCO" again. Ah, well.
Danny.