No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
ADOLF GALLANDYou could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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This was my impression.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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