If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
ADOLF GALLANDIf we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
ADOLF GALLANDWe have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
ADOLF GALLANDIt’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
ADOLF GALLAND“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
ADOLF GALLANDThe battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
ADOLF GALLANDIt is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
ADOLF GALLANDNo engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
ADOLF GALLANDI first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
ADOLF GALLANDNine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
ADOLF GALLANDWill bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
ADOLF GALLANDLater when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
ADOLF GALLANDFor the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
ADOLF GALLANDDuring the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
ADOLF GALLANDOf course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
ADOLF GALLANDToday it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
ADOLF GALLANDAs interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
ADOLF GALLAND