Famous Quotes made by pilots

Richard_Schrader · 13 July 2001, 12:46 PM

All;
I think that maybe "Mother was just the first word they were trying to say, they just didn't have time for the second word.

Richard

Barrett · 13 July 2001, 01:06 PM

Richard: LOL, ROTF...

Omni Magazine had a detailed article many years ago based on the last transmissions from doomed airliners. To put it politecly, "Oscar Sierra" featured prominently.

As for WW I:

"It IS possible to be lonely in a crowd."
Ltn.

Werner Voss, 17 September 1917

Barrett · 13 July 2001, 01:06 PM

Correction: 23 Sept 17.

Richard_Schrader · 13 July 2001, 02:04 PM

Barrett;
I am sure you are right about Oscar Sierra.
Richard

13 July 2001, 04:40 PM

Barret was overheard to say one time " Could someone please get that d**ned TOWEL out of the picture!"

YEE HAW!

Regards,
Jim 'ACE'

Barrett · 13 July 2001, 05:09 PM

Dang! Somehow Jim was concealed in that hotel room when Ursula...er, Kati...well, WHOMEVER she was...walked past the camera.
Then somebody yelled "Cut!" and The Towel was cleaved in two.
And we ran out of film...
But nobody noticed for a reeeel

long time.

14 July 2001, 04:19 AM

This is from Gordon's THE LAFAYETTE FLYING CORPS (published by Schiffer):
"Carl Dolan also recalled a patrol he had flown with Lufbery in which he had seen Lufbery down three of the five German planes he attacked. And yet, only one of Lufbery's victories was confirmed. When Dolan had asked Lufbery if it had not bothered him that so many of his victories had gone unconfirmed, Lufbery had replied:
'What the hell do I care. I know I got them.'"

mike_baram · 14 July 2001, 04:39 AM

'What the hell do I care. I know I got them.'
That pretty much agrees with this quote from Ronald Reagan:
"There are no limits to what can be accomplished if you do not care who gets the credit."
I wonder if RR learned from Lufbery.

14 July 2001, 05:54 AM

"I knew we should'a toined left at Albuquerque"

Amelia Earhart

17 July 2001, 11:41 AM

" Somebody get this guy offa me!" - From 'Topgun' the movie
" Yeeha -Jester's DEAD! "
" Damn ... this kid's good! "
" C'mon ... c'mon ... show me what you've got! "
" I feeeeel the NEED for SPEED! "
" I'll hit the skids and he'll fly right on by "

" Bandits at 6 O'Clock "
" Check Six "
And lastly a quote from one of our TopGun bubbas about another instructer at the School, " The Major's good! When he gets on your tail, he sticks there like glue ... its extremely hard to shake him! "
Regards,
Jim 'ACE'