The Experienced Fighting Pilot Does Not Take

The Sensation Of Dying Is Sweet, Sensuous, Placid. It Is The Easiest Thing In The World To Die. The Hardest Is To Live.

I've Cheated The Grim Reaper More Times Than Anyone I Know, And I'll Fight Like A Wildcat Until They Nail The Lid Of My Pine Box Down On Me.

Aviation Is Proof That Given, The Will, We Have The Capacity To Achieve The Impossible.

The Experienced Fighting Pilot Does Not Take Unnecessary Risks. His Business Is To Shoot Down Enemy Planes, Not To Get Shot Down.

There Is A Peculiar Gratification In Receiving Congratulations From One's Squadron For A Victory In The Air. It Is Worth More To A Pilot Than The Applause Of The Whole Outside World.