Hi I wonder whether anyone can confirm whether a man could fly as a WOP/AG in a bomber if he was colour blind? I am researching a relative who passed his RAF WOP course but was suddenly removed from flying duties at the end of his AG course. His service record gave no details why this happened and initially I thought it may have been bad air sickness or that he just couldn't hit anything as a gunner! However, I have just found out that he was colour blind and wonder whether this would have been the reason for his removal from air crew training, ie it only became apparent during the AG phase of his training that he was colour blind. Thanks and best regards Mike
The medical examination for Fitness for Flying (Royal Air Force and Civil) AP130 Aug 1936 reprinted Jan 1939 was the primary document throughout the war. Colour vision is recorded as N normal, S defective safe or UNS defective unsafe S defective safe usually was err in differentation of yellow and green. UNS was perception towards red end of spectrum. so two meant continued ability to flying duties one removal of fitness for flying duties. The are also a raft of other results of eye examination that could mean removal of fitness due to degeneration between tests. Ross
Hi Ross Thank you so much for this. It does make sense and help to explain why he was suddenly removed from flying duties. Best regards Mike
