The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
ADOLF GALLANDThe German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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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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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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