Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
ADOLF GALLANDMany to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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