That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
ADOLF GALLANDNever abandon the possibility of attack.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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 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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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