Thank you John, but it was a quote, perhaps apocryphal, and besides you're smarter and infinitely more knowlegeable than Me!
Again, from memory, I recall an article some years ago written by Bill Gunston in which he compared every British post-war jet issued to the RAF with an American equivalent of the time,and in most cases the Yanks came out on top with a superior product.
In defence of Jacko, he has never denied being a journo.