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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
ADOLF GALLAND

Abandon Air Power Enemy Inferiority Possibility
No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
ADOLF GALLAND

Engine Propeller Sound Torque Lashing Vibration
That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
ADOLF GALLAND

Bombing Country Daytime Offensive Stopped Sure
The fighter in the opening of a dogfight must detect the opponent as early as possible in order to attain a superior position for the attack.
ADOLF GALLAND

Attack Detect Dogfight Position Possible Superior
This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Improving Often Own Position Results
The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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Bomb Carrier Fighter Listing Superiority Won
This was my impression.
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Impression Mine
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
ADOLF GALLAND

Away Confined Initiative Narrow Qualities Rob Valuable
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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Country Lost Perhaps Started Winter
According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Command Elite Fighter Goering High Suppose
We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
ADOLF GALLAND

Aircraft Build Fifty Fighter Total Used
Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
ADOLF GALLAND

Action Aggressive Hunter Passion Spirit
Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
ADOLF GALLAND

Favorable Hunter Kill Maneuver Position Prey Stalk Unnoticed
This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Aircraft Design Priority Production
At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Aircraft Completely Secret Tiem
I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Design Flown Like Mention Priorities Secret

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