Aeroplanes Quote by J. F. C. Fuller

The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm.

— Jimmy Doolittle

Because of its independence of surface limitations and its superior speed the airplane is the offensive weapon par excellence.

— Giulio Douhet

Work is already underway today on creating unique high-precision weapons systems and manoeuvrable combat units that will have an unpredictable flight trajectory for the…

— Vladimir Putin

Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems, perhaps even more important than being a good…

— Adolf Galland

The aeroplane is an invention of the devil and will never play any part in such a serious business as the defence of the…

— Sam Hughes

The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

— Winston Churchill

The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

— Winston Churchill

The military mind always imagines that the next war will be on the same lines as the last. That has never been the case…

— Ferdinand Foch

Air superiority is the ultimate expression of military power.

— Winston Churchill

Airpower has become predominant, both as a deterrent to war, and-in the eventuality of war-as the devastating force to destroy an enemy's potential and…

— Omar N. Bradley

I hear our enemies bragging about various weapon developments, for any such thing, we have a better response - at air, in the sea…

— Yoav Gallant

At the end of the first half-century of engine-driven flight, we are confronted with the stark fact that the historical significance of aircraft has…

— Charles Lindbergh