“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 we...”
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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 we...”
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“If we would have had the 262 at our disposal - even with all the delays - if we could have had in '44, ah, let's say three hundred operational, that day we could have stopped the American da...”
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“We had at our disposal the first operational jet, which superseded by at least 150 knots the fastest American and English fighters. This was a unique situation.”
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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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“It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.”
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