An RAF aircrew cadet who initially struggles with landing aircraft. He is reassigned to navigator training in Canada, where he lacks enthusiasm until an instructor simulates an emergency. He later replaces an injured navigator on a bombing mission, where his precise calculations prove crucial in guiding rescue forces after the plane is hit and forced to ditch in the North Sea.
Their friendship develops during their shared RAF training.
The plot states that David Wilton and John Aynesworth become friends as RAF aircrew cadets.
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