Spocla - I'm pretty well balanced, with a chip on both shoulders.
My Father ( still with us I'm glad to say ) was an engine fitter in the mid & far East on Seafires & Hellcats, Escort Carriers when he volunteered for WW2...I did my microscopic contribution towards the Seajet both when it was in F.I. Action & later development - a lot less input than you made I suspect but we all did our best.
I can't help being a bit cynical about 'the system' or whatever you call it after seeing what happened to Taylor Scott & his family ( an RAF aircraft &/or systems killed him ) - though glad to say his widow won in the end.
ORCA - last I heard was Mica, but am out of the loop now.