'Don't fly straight for more than 20 seconds'
This was the lesson quickly learnt by Geoffrey Wellum, who is the youngest Spitfire pilot involved in the Battle of Britain campaign, which took place 70 years ago this week.
Asked in a recent TV interview what did he remember most about that period, Geoffrey asked us to imagine leaving school and within 2 years, aged only 18, becoming a pilot of a fighter aircraft. He recalled the introduction to his first combat flight, where he was told to 'follow that chap, fly over over Dungeness, and, if you see any planes with a black cross on them, fire at them'.
Asked in a recent TV interview what did he remember most about that period, Geoffrey asked us to imagine leaving school and within 2 years, aged only 18, becoming a pilot of a fighter aircraft. He recalled the introduction to his first combat flight, where he was told to 'follow that chap, fly over over Dungeness, and, if you see any planes with a black cross on them, fire at them'.
Geoffrey soon learnt how to fly, most memorably not to fly in a straight line for more than 20 seconds, to reduce the risk of being caught out by the enemy.
Lessons from this? - Don't be afraid to try something new, be guided by experience and don't do the same thing for too long.
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