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“There was class distinction in the RAF, as there was and still is in British society as a whole. It was said, for example, that a regular officer was an officer trying to be a gentleman, an auxiliary was a gentleman trying to be an officer and a VR was neither trying to be both.”
― Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
― Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
“Our squadron commander said, ‘You’ve got to shoot down four enemy planes before you’re shot down yourself because that’s what the odds are. Otherwise you’re wasting your time.”
― Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
― Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
“Volunteer Reserve (VR) pilots had also been weekend flyers before the war, but of an inferior social rank.”
― Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
― Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
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