▁be ▁quite ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁ear n ▁distinction ▁but ▁who ▁never theless ▁are ▁pulling ▁their ▁weight ▁for ▁all ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁worth . ▁ ▁Despite ▁this , ▁he ▁was ▁ad am ant ▁that ▁the ▁air men ' s ▁extraordinary ▁de eds ▁were ▁the ▁do ings ▁of ▁ordinary ▁people . ▁ ▁I ▁have ▁often ▁been ▁asked ▁if ▁I ▁have ▁found ▁a ▁definite ▁type ▁of ▁F ighter ▁pilot … ▁I ▁have ▁thought ▁about ▁this ▁a ▁lot , ▁but ▁I ▁feel ▁sure ▁that ▁the ▁answer ▁is ▁' No ' … ▁The ▁most ▁striking ▁thing ▁about ▁the ▁F ighter ▁pil ots ▁– ▁' oper ational ▁F ighter ▁pil ots ', ▁grand ▁title ▁that , ▁isn ’ t ▁it ? ▁– ▁is ▁their ▁ord inar iness . ▁Just ▁' You , ▁I , ▁Us ▁and ▁Co . ', ▁ordinary ▁sons ▁of ▁ordinary ▁parents ▁from ▁ordinary ▁homes . ▁ ▁So ▁when ▁you ▁wonder ▁where ▁they ▁come ▁from , ▁dear ▁reader , ▁who ever ▁you ▁may ▁be , ▁cont em plate ▁your ▁own ▁home , ▁your ▁profession ▁and ▁your ▁background , ▁and ▁you ▁have ▁the ▁answer . ▁You ▁have ▁everything ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁them , ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁I ▁hope ▁you ▁have , ▁for ▁they ▁are ▁just ▁people ▁who ▁read ▁the ▁poster ▁that ▁reads ▁' It ▁all ▁depends ▁on ▁Y OU '. ▁They ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁race ▁apart . ▁ ▁The ▁draw ings ▁had ▁already ▁appeared ▁in ▁mag az ines ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁published , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁contin ually ▁repr int ed ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of