Sailor Malan Quotes

When diving to attack always leave a proportion of your formation above to act as top guard.
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Above Attack Aviation Diving Formation Guard Leave Proportion Top
Go in quickly – Punch Hard – Get out!
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Aviation Combat Hard Punch Quickly
Have both hands on the stick; concentrate on your ring sight.
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Both Hand Concentrate Ring Sight Stick
Height gives you the initiative.
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Aviation Giving Height Initiative
Always turn and face the attack.
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Aviation Combat Face Turn
Never fly straight and level for more than 30 seconds in the combat area.
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Area Aviation Combat Fly Level Second Straight
Always keep a sharp lookout. “Keep your finger out”!
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Aviation Combat Finger Keep Lookout Sharp
Initiative, Aggression, Air Discipline, And Team Work Are Words That Mean Something In Air Fighting.
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Aggression Discipline Fighting Initiative Mean Something Team Word
Fire short bursts of 1 to 2 seconds and only when your sights are definitely ‘ON.’
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Aviation Burst Definitely Fire On Second Sight
Make your decisions promptly. It is better to act quickly even though your tactics are not the best.
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Act Aviation Best Better Decision Promptly Quickly Tactic
Whilst shooting think of nothing else; brace the whole of the body
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Body Brace Else Hand Nothing Sight Thinking Whole