I made a written report which is still today in existence.
ADOLF GALLANDThe colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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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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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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 that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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This was my impression.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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