The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
ADOLF GALLANDNever abandon the possibility of attack.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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