James Holland

Aircrew training is constantly being interrupted by the war, by shortage of fuel, by inclement weather, et cetera, et cetera.

In America, you have none of those problems.

And Britain, because of its global reach, also has training bases in what was Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe and South Africa.

I'm in Canada as well.

And so you're able to process these guys much better. You're able to give them more training. So when they come, they're absolutely the finished article as pilots. What they're not the finished article as is, say, a bomber pilot or as a fighter pilot. But that's okay because you join your squadron of 40 other guys for 16 airborne. And the old hands kind of take you up a few times.

And so you're able to process these guys much better. You're able to give them more training. So when they come, they're absolutely the finished article as pilots. What they're not the finished article as is, say, a bomber pilot or as a fighter pilot. But that's okay because you join your squadron of 40 other guys for 16 airborne. And the old hands kind of take you up a few times.

And so you're able to process these guys much better. You're able to give them more training. So when they come, they're absolutely the finished article as pilots. What they're not the finished article as is, say, a bomber pilot or as a fighter pilot. But that's okay because you join your squadron of 40 other guys for 16 airborne. And the old hands kind of take you up a few times.

And so you're able to process these guys much better.

You're able to give them more training.

So when they come, they're absolutely the finished article as pilots.

What they're not the finished article as is, say, a bomber pilot or as a fighter pilot.

But that's okay because you join your squadron of 40 other guys for 16 airborne.

And the old hands kind of take you up a few times.

So you arrive at, I don't know, let's say... some airfield in Suffolk in East Anglia in England. And, you know, you'll have 10 days to two weeks acclimatizing, getting used to it. You know, the old hands will put you through your paces, give you some tips. You can pick their brains during kind of while you're having some chow and listening on some briefings.

So you arrive at, I don't know, let's say... some airfield in Suffolk in East Anglia in England. And, you know, you'll have 10 days to two weeks acclimatizing, getting used to it. You know, the old hands will put you through your paces, give you some tips. You can pick their brains during kind of while you're having some chow and listening on some briefings.

So you arrive at, I don't know, let's say... some airfield in Suffolk in East Anglia in England. And, you know, you'll have 10 days to two weeks acclimatizing, getting used to it. You know, the old hands will put you through your paces, give you some tips. You can pick their brains during kind of while you're having some chow and listening on some briefings.

So you arrive at, I don't know, let's say...

some airfield in Suffolk in East Anglia in England.

And, you know, you'll have 10 days to two weeks acclimatizing, getting used to it.

You know, the old hands will put you through your paces, give you some tips.