Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
ADOLF GALLANDI 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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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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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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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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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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