Never abandon the possibility of attack.
ADOLF GALLANDWhen I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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