You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
ADOLF GALLANDAs a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Never abandon the possibility of 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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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