And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my 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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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