As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
ADOLF GALLANDAs 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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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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.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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