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“The British were sporting. They would accept a fight under almost all conditions.”

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Limited information is available about Gunther Rall, a German individual whose specific profession and identity are unknown. He was born on March 10, 1918, and died on October 4, 2009. more

“There was only one catch and that was Catch22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask, and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to.”

Ifs Want Mind Real Would Be Faces Asks Process Crazy Danger Concern Safety Missions Rational Aviation Combat Sane Grounded Flew Being Crazy Yossarian Catch 22 Important

Author:Joseph Heller

“No guts, no glory. If you are going to shoot him down, you have to get in there and mix it up with him.”

Ifs Glory Guts Aviation Combat

Author:Frederick C. Blesse

“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 B17 Flying Fortresses out of England, they say. His cautious, conservative approach to every situation and the complexity of the plays he sends in do seem to reflect the philosophy of a pilot trained to doggedly press on according to plans laid down before takeoff. I sometimes wonder how the Cowboys would have fared all this years had Tom flown fighters in combat situations which dictated continuously changing tactics.”

“The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.”

War Spirit Air Chiefs Exception Aviation Combat Aggressive Offensive

Book:The Red Baron

Source: The Red Baron

“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, I have seen aggressive action, even from a disadvantageous position, completely rout a powerful Nip formation.”

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Author:Charles H. MacDonald

“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 have to be willing to take risks.”

Ifs Teach Risk Willing Fighter Aviation Combat Pilots Fighter Pilot

Author:Robin Olds

“Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems, perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.”

Important Use Today Weapons Aviation Combat Pilots Sophisticated

Author:Adolf Galland

“An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.”

Needs Sides Successful Weapons Luck Fighter Excellent Being Successful Aviation Combat Pilots Fighter Pilot

Book:The first and the last: the rise and fall of the German fighter forces, 1938-1945

Source: The first and the last: the rise and fall of the German fighter forces, 1938-1945

“The man who enters combat encased in solid armor plate, but lacking the essential of selfconfidence, is far more exposed and naked to death than the individual who subjects himself to battle shorn of any protection but his own skill, his own belief in himself and in his wingman. Righteousness is necessary for one's peace of mind, perhaps, but it is a poor substitute for agility . . . and a resolution to meet the enemy under any conditions and against any odds.”

Source: Thunderbolt! The Extraordinary Story of a World War II Ace

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