And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
ADOLF GALLANDWill bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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This was my impression.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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I 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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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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