Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
ADOLF GALLANDTheir element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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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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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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