The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
ADOLF GALLANDIt is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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