Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
ADOLF GALLANDLike the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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