If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
ADOLF GALLANDWe couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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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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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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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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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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