Adolf Galland Quotes

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• Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may…
• Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
• During the Battle of Britain the question "fighter or fighter-bomber?" had been decided once and for all: The fighter can only be used as a…
• Never abandon the possibility of attack. Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy's plans. This often results in improving one's own…
• "He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing," is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
• 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…
• Superior technical achievements - used correctly both strategically and tactically - can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
• I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first…
• Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot…
• The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first. Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into…
• Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems, perhaps even more important than being a good pilot;…
• An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
• It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot. Many to whom the first victory…
• As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success, which in the long run comes…
• According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
• When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.…
• 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…
• I made a written report which is still today in existence. I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this…
• We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters - as interceptors. And…
• The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.

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