For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
ADOLF GALLANDTie 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
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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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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