To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
ADOLF GALLANDSuperior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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