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ADOLF GALLANDWe have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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