My grandmother's brother(my uncle)flew B-24s during WW2. He flew on some of the most dangerus missions during the war to include the Polisti oil field raids. He was the squadron commander and was always in the lead plane on all mission. After the war, he was flying a B-29 or B-50 over England when a fire broke out on the plane. He ordered his crew to bail out but was unable to himself becuase they where over a city at the time. While trying to get the plane to a safe area, it exploded. He died. His crew surfived and he probaly saved many lives on the ground because of his actions. I would hardly call him or any one else who flies a coward. Before you call these men and women who fly and flew, maybe you should read a little about air war fair first.