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> [The best way to defend the bombers is to catch the enemy before it his in position to attack. Catch them when they are taking off, or when they are climbing, or when they are forming up. Don't think you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/the-best-way-to-defend-the-bombers-is-to-catch-the-enemy-before-it/)

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## More by Robin Olds

> [There's a lot of Hollywood bullshit about flying. I mean, look at the movies about test pilots or fighter pilots who face imminent death.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/there-s-a-lot-of-hollywood-bullshit-about-flying-i-mean-look-at-the/)

[Robin Olds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-olds/)

> [I think it is love of that blue vault of sky that becomes your playground if, and only if, you are a fighter pilot.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/i-think-it-is-love-of-that-blue-vault-of-sky-that-becomes-your/)

[Robin Olds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-olds/)

> [The best way to defend the bombers is to catch the enemy before it his in position to attack. Catch them when they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/the-best-way-to-defend-the-bombers-is-to-catch-the-enemy-before-it/)

[Robin Olds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-olds/)

> [It got more exciting with each war. I mean the planes were going faster than hell when I was flying a Mustang, but by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/it-got-more-exciting-with-each-war-i-mean-the-planes-were-going/)

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> [“Here's what I learned over the years. Know the mission, what is expected of you and your people. Get to know those people, their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/here-s-what-i-learned-over-the-years-know-the-mission-what-is/)

[Robin Olds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-olds/)

> [“The guy you don't see will kill you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/the-guy-you-don-t-see-will-kill-you/)

[Robin Olds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-olds/)

> [Anybody who doesn't have fear is an idiot. It's just that you must make the fear work for you. Hell when somebody shot at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/anybody-who-doesn-t-have-fear-is-an-idiot-it-s-just-that-you-must/)

[Robin Olds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-olds/)

> [There are pilots and there are pilots; with the good ones, it is inborn. You can't teach it. If you are a fighter pilot,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/there-are-pilots-and-there-are-pilots-with-the-good-ones-it-is-inborn/)

[Robin Olds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-olds/)

> [It became the middle finger I couldn’t raise in PR photographs. The mustache became my silent last word in the verbal battles I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/it-became-the-middle-finger-i-couldn-t-raise-in-pr-photographs-the/)

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> [Fighter pilot is an attitude. It is cockiness. It is aggressiveness. It is self-confidence. It is a streak of rebelliousness, and it is competitiveness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-olds/fighter-pilot-is-an-attitude-it-is-cockiness-it-is-aggressiveness-it/)

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