It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
ADOLF GALLANDFlying is more than a sport and more than a job
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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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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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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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