{"product_id":"me109-adolf-galland-by-jason-askew-p","title":"Me109 - Adolf Galland by Jason Askew. (P)","description":"B0395P. Me109 - Adolf Galland by Jason Askew. \u003cp\u003e From June 1940 on, Adolf Galland flew as a of III.\/JG 26, fighting in the Battle of britain with 109-Emils from bases in the Pas de Calais.  During the Battle of Britain, in a legendary front line General Officer briefing on Luftwaffe tactics, Hermann Goring asked what his pilots needed to win the battle.  Galland replied: \u003ci\u003eI should like an outfit of Spitfires for my squadron.\u003c\/i\u003e  Göring was speechless with rage.  It is important that this remark is not taken out of context, because Galland also stated (in his autobiography) that \u003ci\u003eof course fundamentally I preferred our Me109 to the Spitfire\u003c\/i\u003e.  This apparent contradiction was due to his view that because the Spitfire was more manoeuvreable he considered it more suitable to the role of defensive fighter than the Bf 109, though he actually thought that fighters should not be used in a defensive role anyway.  When Galland made the much quoted comment about the Spitfires to Göring he was \u003ci\u003eunbelievably vexed at the lack of understanding and stubbornness with which the command gave us orders we could not execute\u003c\/i\u003e and so made the comment as a retort to Göring. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Signed by General Gunther Rall (deceased)\u003cbr\u003eand\u003cbr\u003e Walter Wolfrum (deceased). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal pencil drawing by Jason Askew, with original signatures.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pencil drawing image area size 25.5 inches x 17 inches (65cm x 43cm)  Surrounded by coloured border, making the total paper size 35 inches x 23.5 inches (89cm x 63cm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Military Aviation Art Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54134275080525,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/5449\/9149\/files\/2026NEWb0395p.jpg?v=1781870364","url":"https:\/\/militaryaviationartprints.com\/products\/me109-adolf-galland-by-jason-askew-p","provider":"Military Aviation Art Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}