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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"My plane got shot down once and I was badly wounded and I had to land the thing on its underbelly. Jolly difficult things they are to land when the wheels are up... So I don't get to fly in it. It doesn't matter. I am still going down to the show."

Source: New Zealander John Patterson, 91, who piloted a Supermarine Spitfire in World War II. Patterson was to ride along Thursday during a mock "attack" over downtown Wellington in a restored Spitfire TR.9. Alas, the rare vintage aircraft was damaged Wednesday in a wheels-up landing... meaning it will not headline this weekend's Wings Over Wairarapa air show, though the exhibition will go on nevertheless.

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