Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
ADOLF GALLANDThe fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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