That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
ADOLF GALLANDThe colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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