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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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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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Aircraft Driven Photocopy Production Propeller Saying Three
Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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Again Complexes Frustration Luck never Suffer Themselves
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
Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Combine Come Daring Run Thinking
This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Improving Often Own Position Results
It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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Career First Frustration Influence Kill Long Say True
That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Bombing Country Daytime Offensive Stopped Sure
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
Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Action Aggressive Hunter Passion Spirit
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
We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Airplane Second Stand War World
Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Attack Disrupt Inferiority Plan Position
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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Air Bomber Comber Fighter Horse Inadequate Strength
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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Burden Channel Cost Country Few Moment Rested
Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Angel Felt I Asked Later Like Pushing
This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Extremely Hate Number Pilot Reason Victories

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