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.
ADOLF GALLANDI had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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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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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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This was my impression.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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