During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
ADOLF GALLAND“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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