A military brat who grew up in the world of aircraft and ships; a harbour rat with a romantic heart; a dreamer about flight who had all his dreams come true, and then some. A searcher for the story behind the story which, of course, is always the best kind. A believer in the old adage, ``there is no history, only biography.`` A favourite quote from Robert Louis Stevenson: Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.