As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
ADOLF GALLANDThat day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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This was my impression.
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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 battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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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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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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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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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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