You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
ADOLF GALLANDAggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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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 was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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 have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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