I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
ADOLF GALLANDThis is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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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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This was my impression.
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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