Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
ADOLF GALLANDOnly in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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