Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
ADOLF GALLANDCan beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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