Morning clue. Thanks; Ernie P.
What warbird pilot do I describe?
1. This pilot was considered by many to be rather unconventional; and perhaps more than a little bit strange.
2. But he was also very, very effective at his job.
3. And he did something very few other pilots managed; and only one other pilot surpassed.
4. He began his military service in the infantry.
5. After he requested a transfer, he was certified as a pilot after less than four hours of instruction.
6. He scored his first victory in an obsolescent plane, during a period of enemy superiority; when his service was being decimated by the enemy.
7. He became a flight commander and was promoted.