Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
ADOLF GALLANDNever abandon the possibility of attack.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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