Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
ADOLF GALLANDOf course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
ADOLF GALLANDI would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
ADOLF GALLANDThe war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
ADOLF GALLANDThe fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
ADOLF GALLANDPerhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
ADOLF GALLANDWhen I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
ADOLF GALLANDAnd for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
ADOLF GALLANDMany 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.
ADOLF GALLANDAs a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
ADOLF GALLANDAt this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
ADOLF GALLANDI 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.
ADOLF GALLANDAccompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
ADOLF GALLANDNine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
ADOLF GALLANDI first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
ADOLF GALLANDNo engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
ADOLF GALLANDTo 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.
ADOLF GALLAND