Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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To use a fighter as a fighter-bomber when the strength of the fighter arm is inadequate to achieve air superiority is putting the cart before the horse.
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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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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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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This was my impression.
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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