Something I’d almost forgotten about has sprung to mind. Whilst Bob Aiano was based at Honeybourne in Worcestershire, he sneaked my mother into a Lanc’ for a ride, probably an air-test – an experience that she found very noisy and frightening. Whilst perhaps not commonplace, one does wonder just how often such things occurred. (WAAF’s getting a ride was clearly more common.). I’d be interested to hear about other instances of civvies getting a ride in military a/c during the war.