Going to Ground
Even in peacetime a fast-jet pilot can expect to eject once in his flying career. If he is shot down behind enemy lines, he must go to ground quickly to avoid capture. Peter Macann joined an RAF Combat Survival course where air crews are taught how to sustain life with only a parachute, a dinghy and minimal rations. It culminated with an exercise on Dartmoor during which they were chased by an ' enemy' hunter force intent on tracking them down. Some were caught and taken as prisoners of war to face a gruelling interrogation.
This glimpse of life in the hands of the ' enemy' was an experience none of them would forget.
Film editor aims WOOLLEY
Executive producer DAVID FILKIN Producer DAVID DUGAN