Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
ADOLF GALLANDIt’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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This was my impression.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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