If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
ADOLF GALLANDFor the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
-
-
At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
ADOLF GALLAND -
That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
ADOLF GALLAND -
When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
ADOLF GALLAND -
This often results in improving one’s own position.
ADOLF GALLAND -
The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
ADOLF GALLAND -
Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
ADOLF GALLAND -
The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
ADOLF GALLAND -
To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
ADOLF GALLAND -
An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
ADOLF GALLAND -
We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
ADOLF GALLAND -
We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
ADOLF GALLAND -
I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
ADOLF GALLAND -
The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
ADOLF GALLAND -
I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
ADOLF GALLAND -
It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
ADOLF GALLAND