Originally Posted by
kfahmi
I know, right?
Did some of my primary training with a gentleman who was the quietest, most humble and retiring guy you'd ever meet. Never talked much about his earlier life. Years later I found out that he had 7 or 8 kills over Western Europe as a P-47 pilot, and I believe he had spent time as a POW.
I wonder if we will see a generation like his again.
No.
Every person I've met who definitely has bragging rights, doesn't brag. They are all old school guys. One guy I flew with (Part 91) was a U-2 pilot and was getting qualified in the SR-71 program before it got cancelled. I had to drag that information out of him. There's no way I'd be able to keep that inside if I had those kind of credentials.
His humility was remarkable.