Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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 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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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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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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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