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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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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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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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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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