But the third day was when
I had a massive stroke of luck.
And... the biggest event
was an interview board.
An interview board
there's a boardroom table
and in the middle of it is
either side were
one end there was a civilian,
I guess a civil servant
at the other end there was
a person taking the notes.
And there's a chair,
where you're facing
But as I walked into
the president of the
who was a wing commander, said,
"Come in, Harry, sit down. There's no
Which is really interesting because
which is what's written
And he did know me
the Wing Commander Flying,
at Khormaksar for the 2
So although he didn't know
he knew me as a
And on, I think, on at
he had presented
best player award
And my name is unusual,
So "Sit down." Now remember,
So the other officers, the
start asking me questions about,
"Who are the member
I haven't got a clue.
I guess France and somebody else.
But what newspapers do I read?
Well, I didn't actually
And what books do I read?
Well, I didn't read many books.
But the president of the
halfway through said to me,
"Why do you want to
Now I knew that the only
was to become a navigator,
and that's the only form
So this wasn't clever
"Well, I don't want to be
So he said,
if you don't want to
I said, "Well, because
but the RAF told me
because I just have
and hence I'm here to
'OK.' So again he said
'Well, if we make you a loadmaster,
I said, "Yes, sir, of course I would be.
I'd be very happy to be a loadmaster,
but my plan would also be
and to come back in maybe
to try and become a navigator."
I was full of bull, really, but -
So I completed the 3 days
back to my base in South Wales.
A month, 5 weeks later,
successful and would be joining
No. 456 Air Loadmaster Course
Congratulations.
