"Early on, everybody thought leaving the flight deck of
the carrier was the biggest challenge of the trip... As it
turned out, it was the easiest thing, and I had a special advantage
because I was sitting next to the best pilot in the world. I admire
all of the guys; I especially admire the man I was sitting next to,
a fine man and a great pilot."
Source: Lt. Col. (retired) Richard E.
Cole, Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot, for the infamous Doolittle Raid
on Tokyo.