Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
ADOLF GALLANDTheir element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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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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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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