Find the enemy and shoot him down. Anything else is nonsense.

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.

I started shooting when I was much too far away. That was merely a trick of mine. I did not mean so much as to hit him as to frighten him, and I succeeded in catching him. He began flying curves and this enabled me to draw near.

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

Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear.

It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian.

The important thing in aeroplanes is that they shall be speedy.