Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
ADOLF GALLANDYou could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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