If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
ADOLF GALLANDFlying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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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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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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