It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
ADOLF GALLANDFor the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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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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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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