I made a written report which is still today in existence.
ADOLF GALLANDAttack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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This was my impression.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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