I could never be so lucky again

I could never be so lucky again

To become an ace a fighter must have extraordinary eyesight, strength, and agility, a huntsman's eye, coolness in a pinch, calculated recklessness, a full measure of courage and occasional luck!

Nothing is as strong as the heart of a volunteer.

The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm.

The country will some day pay for the stupidities of those who were in the majority on this commission. They know as much about the future of aviation as they do about the sign writing of the Aztecs.

I have been luckier than the law of averages should allow. I could never be so lucky again.