An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
ADOLF GALLANDAccording to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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 this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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