▁Pil ot ' s ▁Lic ence , ▁which ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁issued ▁until ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sevent een . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁young est ▁pilot ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁train ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Entry ▁of ▁App rent ices ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁School ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Training ▁R AF , ▁R AF ▁Hal ton ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁as ▁an ▁aircraft man ▁ 2 nd ▁class ▁( service ▁number ▁ 5 6 5 9 0 6 ). ▁ ▁Having ▁worked ▁as ▁ground ▁crew ▁serv icing ▁the ▁aircraft ▁Hum ph re ys ▁applied ▁for ▁flight ▁training ▁and ▁was ▁accepted ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁and ▁promoted ▁ser ge ant ▁after ▁gain ing ▁his ▁pilot ' s ▁wings . ▁ ▁War ▁service ▁Hum ph re ys ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁pilot ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁pilot ▁officer ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁( with ▁senior ity ▁from ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 ). ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁L ilian ▁W att ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁near ▁O ke ham pton ▁in ▁Dev on ▁and ▁they ▁set ▁up ▁home ▁in ▁Bos com be . ▁▁▁ ▁F lying ▁Br istol ▁B len heim ▁light ▁bom bers ▁he ▁served ▁with ▁No . ▁ 1 0 7 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁flying ▁from ▁R