That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
ADOLF GALLANDIt is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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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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