And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
ADOLF GALLANDI first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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This was my impression.
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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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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