Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
ADOLF GALLANDFor the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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This was my impression.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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