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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
ADOLF GALLAND

Flying Inspirational Job Life More Passion Sport
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
The battle is tough but if you reach where you want to go, then at least in some sense it is worth it.
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Battle Reach Tough Want Wanted
I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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Fighter Give Jet Proof Superior
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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Cockpit Fighter Impossible Oil Opinion Pilot Smell Thing
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
It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Aircraft Balance Squadron Twelve Unbelievable
And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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Did Happen When Think
Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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Favorable Hunter Kill Maneuver Position Prey Stalk Unnoticed
Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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Attack Born Brave Congratulations Heart Spirit
If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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Could Hundred Operational Say
This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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Aircraft Design Priority Production
Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
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Dominate Even Important More Pilot Use
We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Airplane Second Stand War World
I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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Aircraft Early Existence Knew Position
You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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Burning Oil Smell
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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Air Bomber Comber Fighter Horse Inadequate Strength
No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller.
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Engine Propeller Sound Torque Lashing Vibration
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
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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Aircraft Build Fifty Fighter Total Used
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
If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Delay Disposal Offensive Our Three
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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Attack Detect Dogfight Position Possible Superior
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
Many to whom the first victory over the opponent has been long denied either by unfortunate circumstances
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Circumstance Denied Either First Opponent Unfortunately Victory
And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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First Flight Lost Most Pilot
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

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