Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
ADOLF GALLANDThis is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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