Victor Barbercane Flight Officer Yellow Section 17 Sqn B Flt Debden AF.
Jul 1940.
Orders came down from HQ that response time to Scrambles should be In the cockpit on Readiness ( be wheels up in 2 mins ) . if a Flap was on then 10 min and 30 min Stand by. Setting the example, I took a marvelous British invention the folding chair and placed it by my Kite. Someone said " U forgot the Table, Old Boy. The Sqn C.O. did the same then everyone else . The Old Man called Money Penny up at Sector Ops to pass the word that 17th Sqn RAF was up to standard.
