Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
ADOLF GALLANDThe first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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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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