According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
ADOLF GALLANDThe first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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This was my impression.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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