I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin.
If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains.
The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy.
Success flourishes only in perseverance ceaseless, restless perseverance.
Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!
The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish.