Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"I've never understood that if you get shot down why that makes you a hero. I mean, the guys that didn't are the fellows who were doing the good flying."

Source: George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the US, speaking at a fundraiser for the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola (FL). Bush, who was shot down during WWII, bailed out and was subsequently rescued by an American submarine on Lifeguard duty, plans to make his third parachute jump later this year in celebration of his 80th birthday.

FMI: www.naval.aviation.museum/intro.html