Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
ADOLF GALLANDAccompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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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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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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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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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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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