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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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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
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 war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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Country Lost Perhaps Started Winter
Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Favorable Hunter Kill Maneuver Position Prey Stalk Unnoticed
“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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Air Defense Everything Fundamental Nothing Power Protect
Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Combine Come Daring Run Thinking
If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Could Hundred Operational Say
Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Attack Born Brave Congratulations Heart Spirit
Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Abandon Air Power Enemy Inferiority Possibility
The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
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Attack Detect Dogfight Position Possible Superior
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
It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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Career First Frustration Influence Kill Long Say True
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
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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Away Confined Initiative Narrow Qualities Rob Valuable
Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Air Shot Sound Through Whistling
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

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