You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
ADOLF GALLANDThis was my impression.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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