As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success, which in the… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
The most important thing in fighting was shooting, next the various tactics in coming into a fight and last of all flying… — Anonymous 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
If there is a hell, then I'll be in good company with a lot of fighter pilots who also had to bomb… — Timothy McVeigh Copy Share Image
I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the Western Desert of Libya, in Greece, in… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“The main difference between a fighter pilot and God is that God doesn't think he was a fighter pilot.” — Evan C. Currie Copy Share Image
Men were going to die in the air as they had for centuries on the ground and on the seas, by killing… — Rene Chambe 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
And there were sort of three toys for boys and three toys for girls. And the boys I can remember was, well,… — Nick Lowe 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
The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other… — Jim Bailey 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
The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down, and for the moment the whole burden… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
“He [Ted Williams] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
Fighter pilots have ice in their veins. They don't have emotions. They think, anticipate. They know that fear and other concerns cloud… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
I've always been intrigued by fighter pilots and strategy because it occurs in like, milliseconds, you know. — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
“In fact, the only way to keep a fighter pilot from talking with his hands was to put either a drink or… — Dan Hampton 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
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
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are pilots and there are pilots; with the good ones, it is inborn. You can't teach it. If you are a… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
James Salter has been a fighter pilot, a rogue, and a climber. He counts Robert Redford as a friend. — Stephen Rodrick Copy Share Image
The smallest amount of vanity is fatal in aeroplane fighting. Selfdistrust rather is the quality to which many a pilot owes his… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
I went for officer training to be a fighter pilot, but never got past the aptitude test. So I decided to put… — Robson Green Copy Share Image
We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when… — Gary Kemp 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
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
It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot. Many to whom… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
Fighter pilot is an attitude. It is cockiness. It is aggressiveness. It is self-confidence. It is a streak of rebelliousness, and it… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
The Age of Average gave us a lot. Take clothing: We've all benefited remarkably from large, medium and small sizes making things… — L. Todd Rose Copy Share Image
I've played a super soldier, a doctor, a World War II fighter pilot, a professional footballer, and a meth-dealing junkie. All those… — Robert Kazinsky Copy Share Image
Look, there might not be a whole lot of people that really can relate to being a fighter pilot. Let's just be… — Amy McGrath Copy Share Image
I landed the role of Bravo 5, the only female fighter pilot in 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.' I… — Celia Imrie 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
I grew up in a family where I was told there were no limitations on me as a girl and I could… — Martha McSally Copy Share Image
People think coming in under the radar is like being a fighter pilot and actually coming in under the radar. It's a… — Bode Miller Copy Share Image
Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you… — Adolf Galland Copy Share Image
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 think it is love of that blue vault of sky that becomes your playground if, and only if, you are a… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
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