Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
ADOLF GALLANDAttack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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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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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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