For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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This was my impression.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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 colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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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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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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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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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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 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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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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