Adolf Galland And His Swimming Trunks

Adolf Galland And His Swimming Trunks - Adolf Galland was a German pilot who served with the Luftwaffe during World War II. He is well known by military buffs as one of the finest aces in the sky at the time, though he should be known as one of the most fabulous.

You see, Galland was famous among his men for his incredibly unorthodox style while piloting his plane. He always flew with a cigar clenched between his teeth, which on its own is not that unusual, until you pair it with the fact that in hot weather he also refused to pilot his plane unless he was wearing a pair of swimming trunks.

Because Galland understood the need to both look and feel cool. Galland’s personal planes (for example, the Heinkel He 51 he flew during the Spanish Civil War) were usually decorated with a picture of Mickey Mouse holding an axe. Yes, we’re still talking about a German pilot here.