If the enemy is in range, so are you. Infantry Journal
It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed. U.S. Air Force Manual
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons. General MacArthur
You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me. U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
Tracers work both ways. U.S. Army Ordnance
Five second fuses only last three seconds. Infantry Journal
Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.
Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do. Unknown Marine Recruit
If you see a bomb t echnician running, ke ep up with him. USAF Ammo Troop
Though I Fly Through the Valley of Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.
Youve never been lost until youve been lost at Mach 3. Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)
The only time you have too much fuel is when you’re on fire.
If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage, its probably a helicopter and therefore, unsafe.
When one engine fails on a twin engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.
Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another expensive flying club.
What is the similarity between air traffic controllers and pilots?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies;
If ATC screws up, .... The pilot dies.
Never trade luck for skill.
The three most common expressions (or famous last words), in aviation are:
Why is it doing that?
Where are we?
And
Oh S...!
Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.
Mankind has a perfect record in aviation;
we never left one up there!
Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding
or doing anything about it.
The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you. Attributed t o Max Stanley (Northrop test pilot)
There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime.
Sign over squadron ops desk at
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ, 1970
If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter, its about to.
You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.
As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft, having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks,
What happened?
The pilots reply: I don’t know, I just got here myself!
attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)
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