[@PrinceAlexus] What do you mean, wrong class? If he could fly a plane, he could fly a bloody plane - it wouldn't matter what social class he came from. The British had already learnt their lessons about officer competence from World War I. However, someone with a college degree or middle-class background at the very least had a bit of an advantage over the average British farmer or factory worker in terms of being eligible for aircrew service.

I mean, ground crew being pulled for air duties isn't entirely unrealistic, but he would be assigned to an ordinary squadron. Turin Squadron has the liberty of recruiting from less desperate sources.