Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
ADOLF GALLANDYou could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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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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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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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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