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J. E. \'Johnnie\' Johnson


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Bombing is often called 'strategic' when we hit the enemy, and 'tactical' when he hits us, and is often difficult to know where one finishes and the other begins.

Air Vice-Marshal J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson, RAF<a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01NGZQFHH/amaz09b9-20"><cite>Full Circle: The Tactics of Air Fighting 1914-1964</cite></a>, 1964.



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Good airplanes are more important than superiority in numbers.

Air Vice-Marshal J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson, RAF

Full Circle: The Tactics of Air Fighting 1914-1964, 1964.

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The essence of leadership in the Royal Air Force was, and is, that every leader from flight commander to group commander should know and fly his airplanes.

Air Vice-Marshal J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson, RAF

Full Circle: The Tactics of Air Fighting 1914-1964, 1964.

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One of the secrets of air fighting was to see the other man first. Seeing airplanes from great distances was a question of experience and training, of knowing where to look and what to look for. Experienced pilots always saw more than the newcomers, because the later were more concerned with flying than fighting… . The novice had little idea of the situation, because his brain was bewildered by the shock and ferocity of the fight.

Air Vice-Marshal J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson, RAF.



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Great pilots are made not born … A man may possess good eyesight, sensitive hands, and perfect coordination, but the end result is only fashioned by steady coaching, much practice, and experience.

J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson

The Royal Air Force’s official top-scoring fighter pilot in WWII, who stayed in the RAF until retiring in 1966 as an air vice marshal. Full Circle: The Tactics of Air Fighting 1914-1964, 1964.

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They fall into two broad categories; those who are going out to shoot and those who secretly and desperately know they will be shot at, the hunters and the hunted.

Air Vice-Marshal J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson, RAF

Regards fighter pilots. He was the highest scoring Western Allied fighter ace against the German Luftwaffe, making him one of the hunters. Wing leader, 1956.

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We carried out many trials to try to find the answer to the fast, low-level intruder, but there is no adequate defense.

Air Vice-Marshal J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson, RAF

Full Circle: The Tactics of Air Fighting 1914-1964, 1964.

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It is not possible to seal an air space hermetically by defensive tactics.

Air Vice-Marshal J. E. 'Johnnie' Johnson, RAF. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01NGZQFHH/amaz09b9-20"><cite>Full Circle: The Tactics of Air Fighting 1914-1964</cite></a>, 1964.



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