James R. A. Bailey Quote

The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions; observation, initiative, determination, courage, including the courage to run away. In course of time it appeared that men who had a private axe to grind beyond the public axe of the King's enemies were especially successful.


The Sky Suspended: A Fighter Pilot's Story (ed. 2013)


The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions;...

The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions;...

The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions;...

The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions;...