There was a time when I would bet that there were a lot of men who would have paid $79,000 NOT TO FLY in one of those.
No doubt about that.
lol that’s what I first thought.
My flight instructor many years ago had many many flights in a Lancaster as pilot in command and paid nothing for the flights. In fact he was paid by his Majesty’s government to do this. However, when he did those flights to France and Germany there were ME-109s waiting to kill him.
Mr. Frank was a humble and gracious man. After the war he became a school teacher and later headmaster. When a student pilot was a “bit nervous” they would have the student fly with Mr. Frank. His calm demeanor and skill would quickly put the student right. It was a privilege to be taught by Mr. Frank.