Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems
ADOLF GALLANDFor the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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“He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing,” is one of the fundamental rules of defense.
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I made a written report which is still today in existence.
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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 first rule of all air combat is to see the opponent first.
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To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.
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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.
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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy.
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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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This was my impression.
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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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During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
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You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.
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I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter.
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I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 – even in my position.
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And that’s when we did it. I think we did it.
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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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If we would have had the 262 at our disposal – even with all the delays
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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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Or by bad luck can suffer from frustration or develop complexes they may never rid themselves of again.
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Will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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At this time, the aircraft was completely secret.
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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed.
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