I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
ADOLF GALLANDI was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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