1. I've had the honor of meeting this person (Not a clue, I know, just a humble brag!)
2. He set the trans-Atlantic speed record on three different occasions.
3. Taught Coastal Command pilots how to fly the B-24 Liberator.
4. He was especially well known and respected for his ability to control large multi engine aircraft.
5. He was named a member of the international flight-deck committee for the experimental Boeing swept-wing supersonic aircraft.
6. He became the first pilot to complete one hundred air crossings of the North Atlantic.