Thanks for your replies chaps.
I have had the pleasure of many, many hours with the pilot concerned both on fixed wing and SAR and it would be foolish of me to contradict your observations but in both rolls the very successful results are there for all to see which alas on the negative side does include the HMS Glasgow incident.
I will repeat the observation of the AOC to the crew of which I incidentally was a member.
"Gentlemen if we were at war you would be the crew I would select, but gentlemen we are not at war"
Re the observation of Geebee, "coming to the same conclusions" these are an opinion and from a non aviator are difficult to accept, whereas facts are facts. Yep guilty as charged but please don't judge us until you are happy that the opinions presented represent the truth.