“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
ADOLF GALLANDSuperior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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