I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
ADOLF GALLANDIf we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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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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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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