I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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More Adolf Galland Quotes
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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This was my impression.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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