I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
ADOLF GALLANDAs interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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 made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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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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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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