Perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.
ADOLF GALLANDTo be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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As interceptors. And out of this fifty, there were never more than 25 operational. So we had only a very, very few.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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This was my impression.
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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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The fighter can only be used as a bomb carrier with lasting effect when sufficient air superiority has been won.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success
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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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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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This often results in improving one’s own position.
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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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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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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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It is true to say that the first kill can influence the whole future career of a fighter pilot.
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Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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