The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
ADOLF GALLANDFlying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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