Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
ADOLF GALLANDThe fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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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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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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