“True, but most people have enough self control and self discipline to get through it without crying on every-bodies sleeves.”
Different people, different reactions. Being in command, being responsible for men’s lives, *and* flying the missions. Those were some of the most heavily defended targets in Europe. FLAK and fighters. That can be very much unnerving.
I agree, but the story he tells is quite different. And just because you can call up the anger and fear of a situation for a role, does not mean you are suffering from PTSD. It means you are a good actor.
None of his actions in later years showed any fear of flying, or getting back in the saddle, that any kind of PTSD would have shown.