Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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