And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
ADOLF GALLANDI would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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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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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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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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