Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
ADOLF GALLANDAs 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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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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