The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
ADOLF GALLANDDuring the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Superior technical achievements – used correctly both strategically and tactically
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