The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
ADOLF GALLANDToday it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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This was my impression.
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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