Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
ADOLF GALLANDDuring the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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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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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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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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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy.
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