Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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