Quotes from Adolf Galland

Adolf Galland reciting his comment to Herman Goering about needing Spitfire's for his fighter wing (this is a 224K .wav file) ***
"It's as if an angel were pushing you......" Gen. Galland's comment after first test flying Me-262 turbo-jet.
"Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime". From A.G.'s book, The First and the Last.
"As a fighter pilot, I knew from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for a sucess - which in the long run only comes to the one who combines daring with cool thinking".
"Individual victories in the air should be subordinate to the overall sucess of the group....The most important principle is to insure that those under you feel that their commander understands their worries; that the commander can be approached by anyone in the group; that what he demands of the group is necessary, and that you would never demand of them more that what you are willing to demand of yourself." Letter to Adolf's brother Wilhelm - January 1943.
"Only the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be."

*** A special thank you to Franco Melgar of Peru for providing the wav file!