During the Battle of Britain the question "fighter or fight… - Adolf Galland

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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 bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.

Adolf Galland

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Adolf "Dolfo" Joseph Ferdinand Galland (March 19 1912 – February 9 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions, and fought on the Western Front and in the Defence of the Reich. On four occasions, he survived being shot down, and he was credited with 104 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies.

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Native Name: Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland

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