Used to watch Spifires,hurricanes,mustangs etc. during WW2.
Was in the Sea Cadets after the War, first flight in a DH Dominie(Rapide)Navy version.
Second flight in a Vampire trainer. Failed eyesight test for Fleet Air Arm.
Later .in the Northern Territory used to fly every day as part of my job. Must have clocked quite a few hundred hours as a GA passenger 180.210.337.Comanche.Beech etc.
Got a ride a couple of years ago in my friend's Chipmunk. Rekindled the desire, now learning.
David S