I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
ADOLF GALLANDThe fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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