Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
ADOLF GALLANDAs interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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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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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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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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