Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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 made a written report which is still today in existence.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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This was my impression.
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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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