The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
ADOLF GALLANDIf we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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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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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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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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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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