They all slid down the door and disappeared into space.

We did it again, and we got one bomb on the runway.

Its where I felt my skills could most benefit the Royal Airforce.

With diversity in the RAF, it’s having different individuals looking at the same problem.

Having been awarded something from royalty just blows me away. It’s just so crazy.

You never train for the war you fight

We keep things simple in the air.

We do our best at the very edge of our limits.

I was nineteen, streetwise but very unsophisticated

I realised something was wrong. The engine had cut out

There was a certain amount of tampering with the rules

With every deployment, the threat level was getting higher