This often results in improving one’s own position.
ADOLF GALLANDIf we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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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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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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