I think the greatest of all human virtues is loyalty. It embraces all the best of the human character: courage, faith, love and charity.

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Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became.

The sea from Dunkirk to Dover during these days of the evacuation looked like any coastal road in England on a bank holiday. It was solid with shipping.

I think the greatest of all human virtues is loyalty. It embraces all the best of the human character: courage, faith, love and charity.

I just made a balls of it, old boy. That's all there was to it.

I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught somewhere in the top of the cockpit as I tried to leave my Spitfire.