It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
ADOLF GALLANDAnd for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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