Capt SNAFU, they had war nerves, they had mental problems, they were angry, they resented that they had lost their youth in war, but I never saw one show fear. Their attitude was that they survived and anything a airliner could throw at them was a piece of cake. I was totally in awe of them, and one, the late Capt. Gordon Close was the best pilot I have ever seen. Nothing, but nothing fazed this bloke, and I well remember going into OOL on a black and stormy night, the aircraft all over the sky, and as you know not much in the way of aids, and Im thinking
we are not going to get in here, and there is Gordon, a scratch and a yawn and sets her down like a cat pissing on glass, smooth as, never seen anything like it, and that was typical of these blokes, no sweat, was their attitude, probably would be considered too casual these days, they were tough buggers, but could they fly.