He was only in 3 aircraft that crashed; one due to engine failure, one due to a flameout, and one due to enemy fire. As for the aircraft destroyed while he was waiting for take off, that was due to a accidental rocket discharge from another aircraft across the deck. There was nothing he could have done about that.

None of these incidents show that he was incompetent.

That is because you have no idea what you are talking about.

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