Adolf Galland Shot Down 104 Planes — Americans Asked Him to Design Their Fighter Tactics

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In 1951, the U.S. Air Force did the unthinkable—they asked Adolf Galland, Nazi Germany’s third-highest scoring ace, to teach American pilots how to survive in jet combat. Galland had once shot down 104 Allied planes and commanded elite Luftwaffe units. Now, he shared the tactics he had honed in World War II to help F-86 Sabre pilots during the Korean War. This is the remarkable story of skill, moral complexity, and historical irony: a former enemy teaching Americans how to fight, shaping aerial combat for decades, and helping save lives. Disclaimer: This video is a dramatized narrative inspired by real acts of conscience during World War II. While the story reflects moral and historical truths, the characters and events have been fictionalized for storytelling purposes.