I made a written report which is still today in existence.
ADOLF GALLANDSuperior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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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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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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 war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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