Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
ADOLF GALLANDIt’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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