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We had at our disposal the first operational jet, which superseded by at least 150 knots the fastest American and English fighters. This was a unique situation.
— Adolf Galland
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It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
— Adolf Galland
Tags: aircraft, unbelievable, did, balance
I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
— Adolf Galland
Tags: norway, russia, fighter, africa
If we would have had the 262 at our disposal - even with all the delays - if we could have had in '44, ah, let's say three hundred operational, that day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that's for sure.
— Adolf Galland
Tags: american, three, say, day
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. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
— Adolf Galland
Tags: enemy, impossible, time, you
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