Quotes from Erich Hartmann

The weapon where the man is sitting in is always superior against the other.

If he is superior then I would go home, for another day that is better.

It was my view that no kill was worth the life of a wingman. . . . Pilots in my unit who lost wingmen on this basis were prohibited from leading a [section]. The were made to fly as wingman, instead.

Of all my accomplishments I may have achieved during the war, I am proudest of the fact that I never lost a wingman.

In combat flying, fancy precision aerobatic work is really not of much use. Instead, it is the rough maneuver which succeeds.