The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
ADOLF GALLANDThe fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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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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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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