We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
ADOLF GALLANDAnd that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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This was my impression.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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