'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never
encountered automatic weapons.' - General MacArthur
'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' -
U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.
'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' -
Unknown Marine Recruit
'If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him.' - USAF
Ammo Troop
'Though I Fly Through the Valley of the Shadow Death, I Shall
Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.'
'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' -
Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot)
'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on
fire.'
The three most common expressions, in aviation are:
'Why is it doing that?'
'Where are we?', and
'Oh Shit!'
As the test pilot climbs out of the experimental aircraft,
having torn off the wings and tail in the crash landing, the crash
truck arrives; the rescuer sees a bloodied pilot and asks, 'What
happened?' The pilot's reply: 'I don't know, I only just got here
myself!'
