I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
ADOLF GALLANDAttack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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