As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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This was my impression.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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