Well, what I was trying to imply was that the average airline captain in 1950 (and later) would have had his training and experience in WW2 and therefore would probably have had at least some experience of having holes and bits missing from his aircraft. In some cases minor damage, in many cases substantial airfram and engine damage.
Combined with this, lots of crew room talk with mates who had similar experiences. Probably more relevant than a 6 monthly sim ride which probably doesn't include this sort of scenario anyway.
Not a dig, just thinking it through logically.