▁but ▁sick ▁of ▁the ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁sh oe ▁sales man , ▁he ▁head ed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁Being ▁told ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁old , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁service ▁commission ▁as ▁an ▁acting ▁pilot ▁officer . ▁ ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Car bury ▁joined ▁No . ▁ 4 1 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁his ▁rank ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁flying ▁the ▁Haw ker ▁F ury . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁R AF ▁Turn house ▁near ▁Edinburgh , ▁Scotland ▁with ▁No . ▁ 6 0 3 ▁( City ▁of ▁Edinburgh ) ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁A ux ili ary ▁Air ▁Force ▁as ▁training ▁officer , ▁flying ▁Sp it f ires . ▁As ▁an ▁A ux ili ary ▁Air ▁Force ▁squad ron , ▁No . ▁ 6 0 3 ▁were ▁week end ▁' part - time ' ▁air men ▁doing ▁other ▁jobs ▁during ▁the ▁week . ▁But ▁as ▁war ▁approached ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁put ▁onto ▁a ▁full - time ▁foot ing ▁and ▁Car bury ▁was ▁perman ently ▁attached ▁from ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁During ▁the ▁Ph oney ▁War , ▁No . ▁ 6 0 3 ▁gained ▁pil ots