If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
ADOLF GALLANDFor the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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To 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.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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