Bader
I first met Bader when, as a 13 year old air scout I scored the job of marshalling his Miles Gemini at an airshow at Newtownards, N.Ireland.
I considered this to be a great honour until Bader climbed out after shutting down and I asked him for his autograph. He replied "You young whippersnapper, I was killing Germans when you were only a twinkle in your fathers eye. Get my case out of the aircraft and take it to the club house".
I was mortified.
Later on as a junior officer flying Victor tankers I heard a story in the bar at RAF Leuchars that he had recently visited 43 Sqn. (I think). When he was being shown a Phantom by the 'Boss' he was heard to ask " Nice piece of kit so why don't give the Ruskies a bloody good squirt"?
This was exactly what a very professional and disiplined RAF were being very careful to avoid. None of us needed WW III.
He was a rude and stupid grumpy old man.