Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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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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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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