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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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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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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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This was my impression.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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