▁the ▁horizontal ▁when ▁to ast ing ▁' One ▁f - f - for ▁the ▁T - t - t iger ' ▁in ▁his ▁un fortun ate ▁but ▁ende aring ▁st utter . ▁Like wise ▁when ▁referring ▁to ▁we , ▁his ▁ground ▁staff , ▁as ▁' m - my ▁m - me chan ics ' ." ▁ ▁Post - war ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁Jones ▁volunte ered ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁the ▁White ▁movement ▁against ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁Arch angel ▁front , ▁but ▁saw ▁no ▁further ▁air ▁combat . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁permanent ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁R AF ▁in ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁flying ▁officer , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁flight ▁lieutenant ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁squad ron ▁leader ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁volunt arily ▁retired ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁S ources ▁are ▁uncertain ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁Jones ' ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁ob itu aries ▁quotes ▁a ▁story ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁when , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 5 , ▁Jones ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁at ▁W inds or ▁Castle . ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁told ▁him : ▁" You ▁are ▁too ▁old , ▁T aff y . ▁It '