Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
ADOLF GALLANDIf we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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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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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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