V-1 interception and versatile aircraft ferry pilots

Fighters could tip V-1 flying bombs off course, although the panel disagrees over whether reinforced wings were needed for repeated interceptions. Wartime ferry pilots moved aircraft around Britain, often flying unarmed machines. Many were women whose work required familiarity with far more types than a pilot serving in an ordinary squadron. A ferry pilot might arrive, read the available manual, and deliver an unfamiliar aircraft within hours. The comparison places their breadth of type experience alongside that of test pilots.