This was my impression.
ADOLF GALLANDWe have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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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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Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
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And for the moment the whole burden of the war rested on the few hundred German fighter pilots on the Channel coast.
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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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