We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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