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.
ADOLF GALLANDWhich in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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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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This was my impression.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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