It has been my pleasure to fly many veterans over the years.I was approached by someone connected to this event a few years back and asked if I could take a veteran who had been let down by another aircraft owner .Upon contacting the said veteran,he made it clear that he was doing me a favour by allowing me to take him!
Come the day,aircraft feulled and ready ,no passenger in site! No phone call, no apology. When I saw him a few weeks later he explained that he had the offer to go in a "better plane " than mine so he went in that one!
Good job that didn't happen in the war!