Just as a little aside – for anybody interested in Vengeance Ops with the RAF – there is a PDF ebook by Dennis O’Leary (Danny 42C on pprune) titled ‘In with a Vengeance’,this book covers training in Florida and ops in Burma.

A 2nd book ‘Danny and the Cold War’ which covers his post war career and eventual move to Air Traffic.

Both books are very entertaining and (as far as I know ) are only available from ‘Geriaviator’ on pprune.

As you will see we have enjoyed countless stories about basic training both here and abroad, hair-raising tales such as Reg’s Halifax acquiring a bomb-shaped hole right through its fuselage from friends above, and teach yourself dive-bombing as related by Flt Lt Dennis O’Leary, the much loved Danny 42C who began posting in 2012. It was my pleasure to edit his memories into two e-books, In with a Vengeance dealing with his training in Florida and operating the Vultee Vengeance in Burma, and Danny and the Cold War, detailing post-war flying on Spitfire, Meteor and Venom, then ATC before demob and closing career as a VAT inspector.

In accordance with his last wishes, I’m glad to send copies to anyone interested in exchange for donations made direct to the RAF Benevolent Fund, we suggest £10 per book. Please PM me, Geriaviator, with your email address as we can’t send attachments via Prune.

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/329990-gaining-r-f-pilots-brev…

If you scroll down page 640 (linked to ) you will see Geriaviators post (quoted above).