The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
ADOLF GALLANDMany 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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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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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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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