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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Combine Come Daring Run Thinking
It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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Career First Frustration Influence Kill Long Say True
According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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Command Elite Fighter Goering High Suppose
When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Arm Fighter Fired General Giving Post Thinking
Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Action Aggressive Hunter Passion Spirit
For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Air Angel First Flying Jet Propulsion Time
This often results in improving one’s own position.
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Improving Often Own Position Results
That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Bombing Country Daytime Offensive Stopped Sure
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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Away Confined Initiative Narrow Qualities Rob Valuable
I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.
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Country Everywhere Fighter Inspect Unit
This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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Extremely Hate Number Pilot Reason Victories
The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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Bomb Carrier Fighter Listing Superiority Won
Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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Airplane Good Nine Pilot War World
It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Aircraft Balance Squadron Twelve Unbelievable
Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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Angel Felt I Asked Later Like Pushing
I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Fighter Give Jet Proof Superior
I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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Design Flown Like Mention Priorities Secret
To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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Both Fighter Need Successful
The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Fought German Number Pilot Reserve Victory
The war was lost perhaps, when it was started. At least it was lost in the winter of ’42, in Russia.
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Country Lost Perhaps Started Winter
We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Airplane Second Stand War World
Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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Abandon Air Power Enemy Inferiority Possibility
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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Burden Channel Cost Country Few Moment Rested
And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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First Flight Lost Most Pilot
The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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Like Pyramid Seemed Turned War World
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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Aircraft Driven Photocopy Production Propeller Saying Three
If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Delay Disposal Offensive Our Three

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