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Paragraph377
However, van Zanten was an egotistical, Impatient, self centred arrogant Dutchman, and this has been documented by numerous former co-pilots.
Bull****. Find me ONE person on record who has said this. You can't. This is simply an image if him that's been created through popular culture extrapolated from his actions on the day.
Similarly, those who would describe Collins as a mixture of Chuck Yeager and Jesus themselves have a clear agenda. There are those who don't remember him quite so positively.
As I said, you can paint any picture you want to believe. Not one of us fits into a finite box, and any one of us, given the right circumstances, is at risk of making dumb mistakes.