Birth: April 19, 1922 Death: September 20, 1993
You can have computer sights of anything you like, but I think you have to go to the enemy on the shortest distance and knock him down from point-bla….
I opened fire when the whole windshield was black with the enemy . . . at minimum range . . . it doesn't matter what your angle is to him or whether ….
Once committed to an attack, fly in at full speed. After scoring crippling or disabling hits, I would clear myself and then repeat the process. I nev….
One thing I've learned is this: Never allow yourself to hate a people because of the actions of a few. Hatred and bigotry destroyed my nation, and mi….
See, decide, attack, reverse..
Every day kill just one, rather than today five, tomorrow ten . . . that is enough for you. Then your nerves are calm and you can sleep good, you hav….
The weapon where the man is sitting in is always superior against the other..
It was my view that no kill was worth the life of a wingman. . . . Pilots in my unit who lost wingmen on this basis were prohibited from leading a [s….
Of all my accomplishments I may have achieved during the war, I am proudest of the fact that I never lost a wingman..
In combat flying, fancy precision aerobatic work is really not of much use. Instead, it is the rough maneuver which succeeds..
If he is superior then I would go home, for another day that is better..