The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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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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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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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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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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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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This was my impression.
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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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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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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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