To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
ADOLF GALLANDAccompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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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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