Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
ADOLF GALLANDWe have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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