I bet you the current generation of risk managers are happy they don't have the horrific accident rate from back then as we'll....
707,F111, Nomads, Mirage,
I remember seeing a safety poster back then that had silhouettes of all the aircraft crashes and loss of life in a 10 year period that covered that time frame of just RAAF aircraft. Of all the safety posters I have seen, that is the one that sticks with me.
The difference is that in those days a lot of flying was done period! Most accidents were due to bird strikes, engine failures and not poor airmanship [save B707]......