i bought an art book about ww2 warbirds for my dad for christmas ,(he flew corsairs and hellcats in the pacific)
the book was paintings depicting ww2 aces and their planes in different modes and settings.
there was a british ace who was a test pilot before the battle of britain ,crashed and lost both legs. he came back from it and i think he had 17 kills reported.
when im feeling old and decrepit sometimes, and bitchin about pain,i try to think about people like these ,who have come back from far worse than i ever imagined and excelled.
doesnt help with that get out of bed thing much tho..