
Zdroj: Alexander Hess, Byli jsme v Bitvě o Anglii: Českoslovenští stihači v R.A.F., New York, 1943
Jáma a kyvadlo
Originál: (en) Down—steadily down it crept. I took a frenzied pleasure in contrasting its downward with its lateral velocity. To the right—to the left—far and wide—with the shriek of a damned spirit; to my heart with the stealthy pace of the tiger! I alternately laughed and howled as the one or the other idea grew predominant. Down—certainly, relentlessly down!
Zdroj: Alexander Hess, Byli jsme v Bitvě o Anglii: Českoslovenští stihači v R.A.F., New York, 1943