And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
ADOLF GALLANDThe colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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