We were not fighting the Zeros, ... our P-40 were better than the Japanese 97 fighters. We could run faster, far enough to turn around to come back and shoot them. -John Rossi

 

We were not fighting the Zeros, ... our P-40 were better than the Japanese 97 fighters. We could run faster, far enough to turn around to come back and shoot them.


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This quote is just one of 9 total John Rossi quotes in our collection. John Rossi is known for saying 'We were not fighting the Zeros, ... our P-40 were better than the Japanese 97 fighters. We could run faster, far enough to turn around to come back and shoot them.' as well as some of the following quotes.

I'm glad we won the war, ... otherwise we would be speaking Japan ese or German.

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There was a saying that goes you could follow the crashed airplanes across the Hump.

John Rossi
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Sometimes several (of us) were shooting the same Japanese fighter.Who knows which one took it down, and we just shared the result. -John Rossi
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We were not fighting the Zeros, ... our P-40 were better than the Japanese 97 fighters. We could run faster, far enough to turn around to come back and shoot them.

John Rossi
190

I don't have time to think about fears, ... I have to concentrate. I flew over 700 trips in China, it's hard to say which one was more dangerous than the other.

John Rossi
179
Chinese people are very friendly. When we shot down the Japanese fighters on the first mission, people gathered around and brought us flowers, fruit and decorations. It's quite touching because they really didn't have much else. -John Rossi
179

I thought the war would be over in six months, ... if I knew it would last as it did, I would be going back to the navy.

John Rossi
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