Oh dear here we go - more Sharkey bashing
I have never met him however I would like to think of myself as a friend of his son (which is totally irrelevent to this discussion but I like to digress .......).
Whatever you think of him (and yes I have read his book, which I found quite interesting after reading those of Sandy Woodward, Mike Clapp and Julian Thompson), he rose to the challenge when called upon (like so many others before and since) and did his duty, often under trying circumstances.
In my view he is OK.
p.s. (tongue in cheek) Isnt there a quote from some vague film about arrogance in a fighter pilot being a good thing?
p.p.s. Beagle - as an ex tanker and Vulcan mate I guess he upset you with his conclusion about the trillion gallons of jet fuel required to get a single Vulcan down to the FI.
I guess it gave the Crabs something to do in '82 - they hadnt done much since moving Australia on paper in the mid sixties ! (a masterstroke for them IMHO)
