It seems that the powers that be stood in the way of Margaret and Towsend. He was more than good enough to put his life on the line time and again and to become a highly decorated fighter pilot but obviously didn't measure up to what they thought suitable - being a divorcee. Nobody would bat and eyelid nowadays, in fact, it might seem almost compulsory!
Sorry...Olga's just nicked the washer to fix a tap in the WAAF's latrine. No...I think that's the pilot's latrine...
'Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant.'
