To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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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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