The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
ADOLF GALLANDThe first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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This was my impression.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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