When he had finished with his instrument readings, the pilot remarked: "Before we start the motors again, let's see if we can hear anything."

They reckon,' remarked the pilot, 'that six thousand will be dead safe, so we'll try at seven thou.

The pilot remarked that even on days with auspicious forecasts, 30 percent of the time they never make Tin City, a destination known locally as Mount Doom.

"Maybe they're dead," remarked the pilot.

When the cameraman on the ground aimed his camera in the direction of Bravo Company 2-16, a pilot remarked "He's getting ready to fire".

"There's quite a reception committee," remarked the pilot.

During the battle a pilot from the USS Lexington reportedly remarked "This is like an old-time turkey shoot!"

"It must 'a' been a big un," the pilot remarked sympathetically.

One American pilot had remarked,