Originally Posted by
Danny42C
Many a Master Pilot/Nav/Signaller/etc ended his days in the '60s and '70s in ATC - and damn' fine Controllers they were, too !
I served beside a number of them and a few had WWII experience. Never a dull shift in a quiet tower listening to their tales and banter. One character who sticks in my mind was "Butch" Bellamy, sadly no longer with us.