Quotes from Manfred von Richthofen

The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down.

A top World War II ace once said that fighter pilots fall into two broad categories: those who go out to kill and those who, secretly, desperately, know they are going to get killed-the hunters and the hunted.

The aggressive spirit, the offensive, is the chief thing everywhere in war, and the air is no exception.

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.