That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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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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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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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