And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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