Whatever Boelcke told us was taken as Gospel!

One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.

Fighter pilots rove in the area allotted to them in any way they like, and when they spot an enemy they attack and shoot them down.... Everything else is rubbish.

Fight on and fly on to the last drop of blood and the last drop of fuel, to the last beat of the heart.

As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted.

I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave.

When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done.