The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
ADOLF GALLANDI made a written report which is still today in existence.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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This was my impression.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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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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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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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