Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
ADOLF GALLANDAnd most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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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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No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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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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