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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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