Hi Coff,
Yes it was. Despite all the silly stories he is a bloody good pilot and very safety conscious. I was lucky enough to have a Zeke as my steed towards the end (thats when I became a full time airline chap and couldn't get the weekends off) The Zeke is one of the Harvards modified to look like Zeros for "Tora Tora Tora". Unlike the Harvard it has a geared 3 bladed prop. Same engine though. Unlike the Harvard, it could absorb the power and could do low level aeros all day without having to pause and climb back up again. Gary N, as you may remember had his harvard to look like a Zero. We would do a proper 2 ship lolevel number with me as his wingman. You have to trust your leader to do that. And I did. If I could work out how to include photos here I would show some. Sorreeeee.