This often results in improving one’s own position.
ADOLF GALLANDAnd that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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This was my impression.
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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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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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