pilots
as a non pilot(yes there a such people) heres a few thoughts.
1. douglas bader, why is he famous? its because he flew in the battle of britain with no legs. i take my hat off to him for that, but how did he lose them? thats right in a flying accident when showing off, he admitted himself that he was wrong to do what he did. in fact if he hadnt lost his legs he would probably have been court martialled and dismissed.
2. tornados and jaguars are not toys. ive seen the damage they can do.
3. my choice of top pilot would probably be sqn ldr (retired) geoff timms. he was flying harriers at wittering until he was 62.