During the Battle of Britain the question “fighter or fighter-bomber?” had been decided once and for all
ADOLF GALLANDI 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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If we could have had in ’44, ah, let’s say three hundred operational
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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion.
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Flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.
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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job
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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm
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Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air.
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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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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.
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This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.
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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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Which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.
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Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy’s plans.
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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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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side.
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That day we could have stopped the American daytime bombing offensive, that’s for sure.
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