Pilots Quotes

459 Pilots quotes by 352 unique authors

And I have yet to find one single individual who has attained conspicuous success in bringing down enemy aeroplanes who can be said to be… — Eddie Rickenbacker
In every squadron there were, perhaps, four or five pilots who exuded confidence. They knew that they were going out to shoot. The rest knew… — Unknown Author
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else… — Manfred von Richthofen
. . . my pilot pointed to his left front and above, and looking in the direction he pointed, I saw a long dark brown… — James McCudden
Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot… — Adolf Galland
Aggressiveness was a fundamental to success in airtoair combat and if you ever caught a fighter pilot in a defensive mood you had him licked… — Unknown Author
The smallest amount of vanity is fatal in aeroplane fighting. Selfdistrust rather is the quality to which many a pilot owes his protracted existence. — Eddie Rickenbacker
The air battle is not necessarily won at the time of the battle. The winner may have been determined by the amount of time, energy,… — Pappy Boyington
The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business in to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down. His trained hand… — Eddie Rickenbacker
Watching the Dallas Cowboys perform, it is not difficult to believe that coach Tom Landry flew fourengines bombers during World War II. He was in… — Len Morgan
If I were, to pick out the most valuable personal traits of a fighter pilot, aggressiveness would rate high on the list. Time and again,… — Unknown Author
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, you… — Robin Olds
Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems, perhaps even more important than being a good pilot;… — Adolf Galland
An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both. — Adolf Galland
To be a good fighter pilot, there is one prime requisite think fast, and act faster. — John Trevor Godfrey
I didn't turn with the enemy pilots as a rule. I might make one turn to see what the situation was but not often. It… — John C. Meyer
Beware the lessons of a fighter pilot who would rather fly a slide rule than kick your ass! — Unknown Author
The closest modern equivalent to the Homeric hero is the ace fighter pilot. — Wystan Hugh Auden
The most important thing for a fighter pilot is to get his first victory without too much shock. — Unknown Author
It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot. Many to whom the first victory… — Adolf Galland

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