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.
ADOLF GALLANDTo use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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And that’s when we did it. I think we did 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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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