Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
ADOLF GALLANDAccompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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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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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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