You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
ADOLF GALLANDAnd that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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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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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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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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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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