Mark Nine
18th Apr 2008, 13:20
The April 2008 copy of Flypast carries a world war 2 article entitled, 'Wing Leaders - How did they rate?' It details such things as the wing that they led and their aerial victories. The thing that struck me the most however, was the age of them. In 1941, the average age was in the late 20's but, by 1942 this had dropped to early 20's. Two examples being Wg Cdr B E F Finucane DSO DFC** aged 21 and Wg Cdr F D S Scott-Malden DFC aged 22.
This got me thinking. A large percentage of the young appointments are obviously down to it being wartime, so what is the youngest that someone has been appointed to a similar role in peacetime.
Secondly, do you think the kids of today could lead a wing?
This got me thinking. A large percentage of the young appointments are obviously down to it being wartime, so what is the youngest that someone has been appointed to a similar role in peacetime.
Secondly, do you think the kids of today could lead a wing?