At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
ADOLF GALLANDWill bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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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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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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