I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
ADOLF GALLANDThat day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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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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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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