Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
ADOLF GALLANDThe war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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