Eddie Rickenbacker Quotes

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Eddie Rickenbacker

Profession : Aviator

Birth : October 8, 1890

Flying is one of the safest jobs in the Army as long as you don't drop out. If you do drop out, you are a dead man, and dropping out means, usually, that you have made a mistake or let go of your grip.

Eddie Rickenbacker

I'll fight like a wildcat until they nail the lid of my pine box down on me.

Eddie Rickenbacker

The obviously inexperienced pilot is the game the scientific air-fighter goes after, and the majority of victories are won that way. But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some moment the unexpected thing.

Eddie Rickenbacker