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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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This was my impression.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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