Thargz

1) What's the best piece of advice about life you would give to young people growing up today?

2) Can you tell a story about any close calls in your time as a pilot?

3) Do you have any funny stories about your time in the military?

4) What do you think about the world today compared to 60-70 years ago? Was it the "good old days" then or are things getting better now?

Many thanks for your years of service and for answering our questions.

I was 7 years old... it took a year before I could walk properly again.

That fucker is lucky I'm not your dad. I'm not sure I would have been able to control myself if that had happened to my son, particularly given the non-apologetic attitude.

I went to see Shallow Grave with my parents when I was 14 and that memory has stayed with me since. I can remember the cinema, the music, the atmosphere... not many films have stuck with me like that but for some reason Shallow Grave has endured. I think that's a good testament for it.

Apparently you were pretty specific about it at the time over twitter?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/22/wikileaks_data_lost/

Assange's organisation confirmed on Twitter that Berg had destroyed 20 gigabytes of information from the Bank of America, the entire US no-fly list and US intercept arrangements for 100 companies as well as details and emails from 20 neo-Nazi groups and a German far right group.

2) Too many. I have flown in the Arctic where vital parts of my plane froze up and I had zero visibility. Once, on a training plane, the engine seized and the propeller stopped as I was waiting to take off. No one was hurt, but it would have been a quick trip down had I been airborne. I have made navigational errors and flown over countries and into airspace I had no business being near. During the Airlift itself, Russian fighters would circle.

These moments sound strangely exhilarating. Beats working in an office 9-5 anyway!