I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
ADOLF GALLANDI first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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This was my impression.
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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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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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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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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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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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