I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
ADOLF GALLANDAccording to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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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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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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