Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
ADOLF GALLANDFor the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
More Adolf Galland Quotes
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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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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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