We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
ADOLF GALLANDI was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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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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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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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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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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