And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
ADOLF GALLANDLater when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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