Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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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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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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