During my "Wings" final test in a Wirraway at Point Cook in 1952 the instructor was the Commanding Officer by the name of Wing Commander Vernon "Slam" Sullivan. Fortunately the test went well and he decided to do the last landing himself.
In those days the after landing checks were done while stopped on the taxiway after leaving the runway. "Slam" had started to run the after landing checks when the control tower operator who was a Sergeant, asked him to move further into the taxiway to accommodate another Wirraway who was close behind us. "Slam" replied by saying "I'm the Commanding Officer of this airfield and I stop wherever I bloody well like"
With at attitude like, that I was thankful he wasn't my regular instructor. No wonder he had the nickname "Slam"