I'm told it was a surreal experience setting up the rear periscope and viewing the fin during Dutch roll training. The gyrations of the fin and tailplane were apparently extraordinary. I knew if I once viewed it, I wouldn't be happy flying it again! We did have a possible wheel problem in the Gulf once, and being 3rd pilot that leg, I went down into the electronics bay and dropped the periscope down to have a look at the wheels. It was set for vertical viewing and I was astonished to see us passing right over and along BAH runway, quite by coincidence.
The previous post does draw attention to the incredibly elegant design of the tailplane and fin. When you saw the detached tailplane, it had almost Spitfire-wing ellegance, totally artistic lines. I look up at the Boeing tailplanes these days and just sigh at their complete triumph of utilitarianism and functionalism over style! They just don't have the poetry!