We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
ADOLF GALLANDFlying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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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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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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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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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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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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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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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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This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.
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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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Aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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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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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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