Originally Posted by
MPN11
"Should make good Flight Commander" when already OC "B" Flight??
Nice Assessment, though. I'm sure he was pleased to receive that.
This why I said it was being written as his tour was finishing. As I posted here some time ago, what followed was a staff course, promotion and then a promotion tour to Iraq as P1. He then demobbed,
So far as the pilot assessment aspect, it originated at the 1 BFTS school. ~It never helped. He was destined to be an instructor for the rest of the war, until he kicked off about it. It was the C.O, at 1 BFTSm who happened to fly into Montrose, that organised his escape to 208 Squadron - The pretext being that the Sqn needed a QFI to help with the conversion from Hurricanes to Mk5 Spits and then to Mk IX Spits.
When he rejoined in 1951 -- after 4 years flying with 613 AAF Squadron, he was current on Vampires
Was he posted to a fighter squadron?
No of course not. He was posted as the CFI at Woodvale teaching on Chipmunks.
He only escaped from that because 267 Squadron, based in KL. needed a QFI able to teach on single and twin engine a/c. He then took over as flight commander.
As an outsider I think the system of postings in the Service leaves a lot to be desired.