>> The fact somebody flew a Spitfire 70 years ago when they were 19-20 doesn’t mean anything. <<
You're probably right, B2N2. Maybe I'm just jealous, having had occasion to fly one a couple of years ago ! Bit different to a single seat jet.....
However, the fact that he was still capable of taming the idiosyncracies of an S2B at that age I feel says an awful lot for his initial training and his inherent personal skill.