And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
ADOLF GALLANDOf course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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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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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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