Courage is about doing what you're afraid to do.
The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.
I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
In this business, you find the enemy, then go after and destroy him. Everything else is rubbish!
I can see that aerial warfare is actually scientific murder.
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.