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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.

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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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Never abandon the possibility of attack.
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The first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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Like the hunter who stalks his prey and maneuvers himself unnoticed into the most favourable position for the kill
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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart,
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We have built a total of about 1250 of this aircraft, but only fifty were allowed to be used as fighters
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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I have a photocopy of it, and I am saying that in production this aircraft could perhaps substitute for three propeller- driven aircraft of the best existing type.
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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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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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It’s unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Later when asked what it felt like, I said, “It felt as though angels were pushing”.
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