We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
ADOLF GALLANDThe German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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