We are not all Yeagers and Hoovers
Indeed we are not, but it needs to be remembered that even these two gentlemen made decisions that resulted in accidents where aircraft were written off, the former refusing to take instruction from a junior that lead to the loss of a F-104, the latter refueling his piston Aero Commander with Jet A, belatedly the former refused to accept responsibility, the latter did and went on to introduce to the industry a fuel nozzle that prevented misfuelling.