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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down

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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Driven Existence Three Today Written
Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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Again Complexes Frustration Luck never Suffer Themselves
I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Design Flown Like Mention Priorities Secret
Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Angel Felt I Asked Later Like Pushing
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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Cockpit Fighter Impossible Oil Opinion Pilot Smell Thing
The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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Bomb Carrier Fighter Listing Superiority Won
It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Aircraft Balance Squadron Twelve Unbelievable
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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Aircraft Driven Photocopy Production Propeller Saying Three
Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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Circumstance Denied Either First Opponent Unfortunately Victory
This was my impression.
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Impression Mine
And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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First Flight Lost Most Pilot
Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Dominate Even Important More Pilot Use
Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Abandon Air Power Enemy Inferiority Possibility
Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Action Aggressive Hunter Passion Spirit
Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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Flying Inspirational Job Life More Passion Sport
This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Improving Often Own Position Results
When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Arm Fighter Fired General Giving Post Thinking
Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Attack Born Brave Congratulations Heart Spirit
We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Airplane Second Stand War World
Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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Best Even Good Important More Perhaps Pilot System Use
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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Air Bomber Comber Fighter Horse Inadequate Strength
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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Battle Reach Tough Want Wanted
If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Could Hundred Operational Say
As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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Decisive Experience Long Running Surprise Thinking
As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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Few Interceptor More never Operational Very
This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Aircraft Design Priority Production
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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Burden Channel Cost Country Few Moment Rested

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