▁No . ▁ 7 4 ▁Squadron ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Qu otes ▁Jones ▁was ▁once ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying : ▁" It ▁is ▁wonderful ▁how ▁che ered ▁a ▁pilot ▁becomes ▁after ▁he ▁sho ots ▁down ▁his ▁first ▁machine ; ▁his ▁mor ale ▁increases ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent ." ▁ ▁" My ▁habit ▁of ▁attack ing ▁H uns ▁d ang ling ▁from ▁their ▁par ach utes ▁led ▁to ▁many ▁arguments ▁in ▁the ▁mess . ▁Some ▁officers , ▁of ▁the ▁E ton ▁and ▁Sand h urst ▁type , ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁' uns ports man like ' ▁to ▁do ▁it . ▁Never ▁having ▁been ▁to ▁a ▁public ▁school , ▁I ▁was ▁un ham per ed ▁by ▁such ▁consider ations ▁of ▁form . ▁I ▁just ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁blo ody ▁war ▁on , ▁and ▁that ▁I ▁intended ▁to ▁a ven ge ▁my ▁p als ." ▁ ▁Vic ▁Hand ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁arm our er ▁under ▁Jones ' ▁command ▁at ▁ 5 3 ▁O T U ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁and ▁rec alls : ▁“ T aff y ▁designed ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁bad ge ▁for ▁ 5 3 ▁O T U ▁by ▁adding ▁wings ▁to ▁the ▁t iger ▁head ▁of ▁his ▁ 7 4 ▁Squadron , ▁but ▁I ▁cannot ▁recall ▁the ▁mot to . ▁Maybe ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁Wel sh . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁habit ▁of ▁raising ▁his ▁drink ing ▁arm ▁to