To the photographers who flew with him, Warby showed no outward sign of fear. On 13 February 1942, he conducted a recce of Taranto accompanied by Corporal Ron Hadden who said it took them two attempts to penetrate the harbour because of low cloud. Once inside, Warby flew three runs at 50-feet despite intense flak. The armour-plated door dividing the front cockpit from Ron’s position was blown open. Warby was sitting calmly, with a cigarette stuck in the corner of his mouth, his elbows propped up on the sides of the cockpit, and with his beloved service cap pulled over his flying helmet. One engine had been damaged and the other was running hot. The squadron Operational Readiness Book recorded that they had taken photographs of two battleships, nine submarines, two destroyers, one torpedo boat, a hospital ship, and a merchant ship. Warby also reported on four battleships, four cruisers, six to eight destroyers, and nine merchant ships. With the port engine shut down owing to oil failure, they were then chased by four Macchi C.202 fighters which they evaded. On the way home, Warby reported the presence of three cruisers, four destroyers and five merchant ships at Messina. He then spotted another hospital ship south of Reggio di Calabria. Little wonder Warby was Hugh Lloyd’s recce pilot of choice.          