The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down
ADOLF GALLANDI first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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Nine g’s is good, if the pilot can stand it.
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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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 would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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We couldn’t stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
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Can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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