“... four other pieces of equipment that most senior officers came to regard as among the most vital to our success in Africa and Europe were the bulldozer, the jeep, the 2--ton truck, and the C-47 airplane. Curiously, none of these is designed for combat.”
This book explores the tumultuous period of the European Crusades, offering a narrative perspective on the political and religious conflicts of the time. more
English biography, 120-180 words more
“Give me fifty DC-3's and the Japanese can have the Burma Road.”
“I didn't start out to chart the skies; it's just no one had done it before.”
“I didn't start the business to make a pile of money. I did it to preserve myself for old age.”
“Where did you get your eyes so blue? Out of the sky as I came through.”
“Some fear flutter because they do not understand it. And some fear it because they do.”