It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
ADOLF GALLANDDuring the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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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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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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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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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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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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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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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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