Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
ADOLF GALLANDIt is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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This was my impression.
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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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