Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
ADOLF GALLANDWe couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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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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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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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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