If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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