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Only in the spirit of attack, born in a brave heart, will bring success to any fighter aircraft, no matter how highly developed it may be.

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I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 - even in my position. This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.

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Never abandon the possibility of attack. Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy's plans. This often results in improving one's own position.

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According to Goering and the Luftwaffe High Command, they were supposed to be the fighter elite.

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Their element is to attack, to track, to hunt, and to destroy the enemy. Only in this way can the eager and skillful fighter pilot display his ability. 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: aggressive spirit, joy of action, and the passion of the hunter.

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For the first time I was flying by jet propulsion. No engine vibrations. No torque and no lashing sound of the propeller. Accompanied by a whistling sound, my jet shot through the air. Later when asked what it felt like, I said, "It felt as though angels were pushing".

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Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.

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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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Today it is even more important to dominate the . . . highly sophisticated weapon systems, perhaps even more important than being a good pilot; to make the best use of this system.

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I had to inspect all fighter units in Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, and Norway. I had to be everywhere.

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Nine g's is good, if the pilot can stand it. We couldn't stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.

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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. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning.

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"He who wants to protect everything, protects nothing," is one of the fundamental rules of defense.

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Of course, the outcome of the war would not have been changed. 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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When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it.

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Superior technical achievements - used correctly both strategically and tactically - can beat any quantity numerically many times stronger yet technically inferior.

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An excellent weapon and luck had been on my side. To be successful, the best fighter pilot needs both.

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The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories.

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And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights.

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The colossus of World War II seemed to be like a pyramid turned upside down, 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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