Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
ADOLF GALLANDThis is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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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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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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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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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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