Wisdom from the Military Manuals 

'If the enemy is in range, so are you.' - Infantry Journal 

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'It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over the area you just bombed.' - U.S. Air Force Manual 

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'Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.' - General MacArthur 

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'You, you, and you ... Panic. The rest of you, come with me.' - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt. 

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'Tracer works both ways.' - U.S. Army Ordnance 

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'Five second fuses only last three seconds.' - Infantry Journal 

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'Any ship can be a minesweeper. Once.' 

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'Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.' - Unknown Marine Recruit 

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'If you see a bomb technician running, keep up with him.' - USAF Ammo Troop 

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'Though I Fly Through the Valley of the Shadow Death , I Shall Fear No Evil. For I am at 80,000 Feet and Climbing.' 

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'You've never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3.' - Paul F. Crickmore (test pilot) 

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'The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.' 

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'If the wings are traveling faster than the fuselage , it's probably a helicopter - and, therefore, unsafe.' 

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'When one engine fails on a twin-engine airplane you always have enough power left to get you to the scene of the crash.' 

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'Even with ammunition, the USAF is just another expensive flying club.' 

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'Never trade luck for skill.' 

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The three most common expressions, in aviation are: 

'Why is it doing that?' 

'Where are we?', and 

'Oh S..t!' 

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'Airspeed, altitude and brains. Two are always needed to successfully complete the flight.' 

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'Mankind has a perfect record in aviation; we never left one up there!' 

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'If something hasn't broken on your helicopter, it's about to.' 

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'You know that your landing gear is up and locked when it takes full power to taxi to the terminal.' 

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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!' - Attributed to Ray Crandell (Lockheed test pilot)