As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
ADOLF GALLANDThe battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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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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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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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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