Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
ADOLF GALLANDAccording to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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 be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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This was my impression.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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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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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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