RichT
08-08-2008, 01:31 PM
Following are some allegedly true quotes by the military, of the military and for the military ... whatever that means!
1. "You, you, and you -- Panic. The rest of you, come with me." -- U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.
2. "Any ship can be a minesweeper... Once." -- Anonymous.
3. "When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get to you to the scene of the crash." -- Anonymous military pilot instructor.
4. The three most famous last words by pilots are: "Why is it doing that?" "Where are we?" and "Oh, Sh*t!!" -- Anonymous.
5. "Mankind has a perfect record in aviation -- we never left one up there!" -- Anonymous.
6. "The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you." -- Attributed to Northrop test pilot Max Stanley.
7. "You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal." - Anonymous military pilot (suspected Marine pilot).
1. "You, you, and you -- Panic. The rest of you, come with me." -- U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt.
2. "Any ship can be a minesweeper... Once." -- Anonymous.
3. "When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane, you always have enough power left to get to you to the scene of the crash." -- Anonymous military pilot instructor.
4. The three most famous last words by pilots are: "Why is it doing that?" "Where are we?" and "Oh, Sh*t!!" -- Anonymous.
5. "Mankind has a perfect record in aviation -- we never left one up there!" -- Anonymous.
6. "The Piper Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you." -- Attributed to Northrop test pilot Max Stanley.
7. "You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal." - Anonymous military pilot (suspected Marine pilot).