Flight Lieutenant Terrence Whot

name: Terrence Whot
age: 27
body type: hobbit
callsign: Luqa
types flown: Hurricane, Spitfire,
Typhoon
aerial kills: 11
[5 Me-109, 2 SM.79, 2 Ju-88,
 1 Fw-190, 1 Me-110.]
service time: 1940-1945 RCAF/RAF

Meet Flight Lieutenant Terrence Whot of Royal Canadian Air Force. Surprisingly young and still eager to fight Terrence had his baptism of fire under command of legendary Doug Bader in Sq. No 242 during the late stages of Battle of Britain. Terrence mastered his Hurricane to the best of his abilities and before the battle was over scored two Me-109 and one Me-110. Bader noticed skilled newcomer to his squadron and took him under his wing. When unit switched to airfield raids in late 1940, Terrence usually was second leader in the flight of four Spitfires. Thought its not officially documented or proved, he might have been Bader's last wingman before his landing in occupied France and capture. 

After that sad event, Terrence was given additional training and sent aboard carrier HMS Argus in preparation of Operation White, on 2nd November 1940, a sea launch of Hurricanes towards besieged Malta. Operation was a relative success, as only 5 out of 12 aircraft reached airfield in Luqa, Malta. One of the crash landed Hurricanes belonged to Lieutenant Whot. Terrence fought his on Malta as part of Sq. No 261 until he was shot down in February 1941 and badly wounded. His recovery from injuries and burns took almost a year and a half. Though offered a medical retirement Terrence insisted on being re-enlisted into RCAF. By that time he added another four aircraft to his tally, 2 SM. 79 and 2 Ju-88 bombers. 

Upon return to duty Terrence was assigned to Sq. 197 where he stayed until the end of the war flying Typhoon Ib in mainly ground attack roles. His squadron took part in support of D-Day and later operated from France. However Bader's lessons were remembered well and he scored another 3 kills, two Me-109 and one Fw-190.    

One of the most remarkable operations he took part was an attack on SS Cap Arcona, on 3rd of May 1945 in Bay of Lübek. As a result of that attack 5000 prisoners of war from concentration camps died with capsized ship. Though orders are orders, Terrence was questioning the authority of attack on a ship. After the war ended, his squadron was disbanded and Terrence was deemed unfit for new jet fighters. Thought he remained in RAF reserve, they kept him on the ground. So when Bader called him and offered a job somewhere warm, he jumped on the opportunity.