OP - No.
What I have always found.... surprising....? is how, whilst chaps like yourself, can Wax Lyrical, with absolute justification about the good ole days and how, comparatively challenging and in fact, absolutely challenging Airline Aviation was back then - Woe betide the Mil operator who shares a nugget of erstwhile fun. So I won't....
However, your comment which ended
any pilot could ever wish for
included me and I didn't agree. I would not have mentioned it until your post which included me, and I NEVER refer to it to others unless it is raised by them, but I and many others have had
which would, comparatively, IMO, fry your bollocks.
Main thing is we have both previously enjoyed ourselves, that's good enough for me.