Appointed a Surveyor RA Class II
I was one of the Bombardiers who was given written notification that we had “Passed STT for Surveyor RA, Group A, Class II” based purely on the type of work and experience we had gained! I can’t even remember whether a small pay rise was involved. (It was.)
I have since learnt that both the pilot and observer parachuted safely to ground, unfortunately behind the Chinese lines and were taken prisoner.