Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
ADOLF GALLAND“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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