Well done Leo for loving the job so much that you just can't give it up (I don't believe the pay motivates you). You'll have to keep going for quite some time to get to the record books though.
You may have a point about old ATOCs/bold ATCOs.
Freddy Frost undeniably has a few years on you, but although he
is still doing the ocasional SRA its not quite like a busy LARS. Old, but perhaps less bold. I feel sure I remember there being an octogenarean controller up north, but can't for the life of remember where now.
I'll bet there are also busy GA aerodromes dotted around the country with old
and bold ATCOs still in place. I think Frank Winch was well in his 70s when he finaly lost his medical at the then "4th busiest aerodrome in the country".
48 years in air traffic - perhaps you should write a book
the old Lasham boys are doing another LHR nostalgia night tonight and there are just so many stories that need to be preserved.
Do keep going though - it sets the bar for us youngsters to aim for
