The air battle is not necessarily won at the time of the battle. The winner may have been determined by the amount… — Pappy Boyington Copy Share Image
I never expected that I would ever have the opportunity to play a fighter pilot. If you'd asked me, I would have… — Monica Barbaro Copy Share Image
Anybody who doesn't have fear is an idiot. It's just that you must make the fear work for you. Hell when somebody… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
Adolf Galland said that the day we took our fighters off the bombers and put them against the German fighters, that is,… — Jimmy Doolittle Copy Share Image
The most important thing for a fighter pilot is to get his first victory without too much shock. — Werner Molders Copy Share Image
My whole life, I wanted to be a fighter pilot; it's what I wanted to do. I set up all of my… — Mike Vogel Copy Share Image
Aerial gunnery is 90 percent instinct and 10 percent aim. — Captain Frederick C Libby Copy Share Image
What's the difference between God and fighter pilots? God doesn't think he's a fighter pilot. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot. — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
The hunters are the ones who go out and kill. Maybe one out of ten good fighter pilots will be one of… — Jack Ilfrey Copy Share Image
As a youngster, I read of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. As a student, I wrote English reports on science fiction. And… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Aggressiveness was a fundamental to success in airtoair combat and if you ever caught a fighter pilot in a defensive mood you… — David McCampbell Copy Share Image
When I started at the Air Force Academy, I found out that I couldn't be a fighter pilot simply because I had… — Martha McSally Copy Share Image
If you would've asked me about getting a pilot's license before 2005, I'd say you were crazy. After I graduated college, a… — Jessica Cox Copy Share Image
If I were, to pick out the most valuable personal traits of a fighter pilot, aggressiveness would rate high on the list.… — Charles H. MacDonald Copy Share Image
In 2001, I was an Air Force lieutenant colonel and A-10 fighter pilot stationed in Saudi Arabia, in charge of rescue operations… — Martha McSally Copy Share Image
“Growing up, I always had a soldier mentality. As a kid I wanted to be a soldier, a fighter pilot, a covert… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The general's staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs. There's a former head of… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
“Grandson: Were you in the war, Grandpa? Grandpa: Yes, I was a fighter pilot. Kid’s mom: Weren’t you stationed in Illinois, Dad?… — Mariana Zapata Copy Share Image
Fighter pilots rove in the area allotted to them in any way they like, and when they spot an enemy they attack… — Manfred von Richthofen Copy Share Image
My father was a fighter pilot, so I moved around the world when I was young. Then I ended up in Kansas. — Patty Jenkins Copy Share Image
Everything I had ever learned about air fighting taught me that the man who is aggressive, who pushes a fight, is the… — Robert S. Johnson Copy Share Image
Beware the lessons of a fighter pilot who would rather fly a slide rule than kick your ass! — Ron McKeown Copy Share Image
By interviewing at least one veteran, you can preserve memories that otherwise might be lost. My uncle was a downed fighter pilot… — Spencer Bachus Copy Share Image
