Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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