Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
ADOLF GALLANDFlying is more than a sport and more than a job
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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