Excuse my ignorance, but what were the penalties for being caught awol back then??
what a great question.my top three would be, 1 Guy Gibson 3 Hugh Dowding 4 George Patton Dam keyboard, those were in no particular order btw.
"Carry on, chaps. I've had it" Sqn Ldr Joe Berry to the rest of his flight, after being shot down. http://www.hawkertempest.se/sound.htm