Well, he's an American, but there is a 2-part blog post here that details some of the reasons American pilots were better: http://pajamasmedia.com/ejectejecteje

Well, he's an American, but there is a 2-part blog post here that details some of the reasons American pilots were better: http://pajamasmedia.com/ejectejecteject/2008/01/01/forty-second-boyd-and-the-big-picture-part-1/ http://pajamasmedia.com/ejectejecteject/2008/01/01/forty-sec... If nothing else you'll learn about John Boyd, one hell of a model American.