On his return to RAF North Coates, his new squadron commander, Wing Commander Jos Braithwaite, had been giving Warburton's future some thought. This was not simply because of Warburton's problems in the air. Braithwaite was aware Warburton had debts and may have heard rumours of 'woman trouble', although he had no idea of the extent of Warburton's deception. Against regulations, Warburton had married in secret in October 1939. Maybe Braithwaite was looking for an opportunity for Warburton to find his feet elsewhere. An unlikely solution presented itself. Originally destined for France, it came by ship across the Atlantic, then to RAF Burtonwood in Cheshire for assembly, before Braithwaite flew the first of them to Lincolnshire. It would take an Australian to show faith in Adrian Warburton, who would later pay it back many times over.