When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
ADOLF GALLANDThe colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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This was my impression.
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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Tie him to a narrow and confined task, rob him of his initiative, and you take away from him the best and most valuable qualities he posses
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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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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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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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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