One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.
Manfred von RichthofenAbout author
- Author's profession: Aviator
- Nationality: deutsch
- Born: May 2, 1892
- Died: April 21, 1918
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