Flying Is More Than A Sport And

As A Fighter Pilot I Know From My Own Experiences How Decisive Surprise And Luck Can Be For Success, Which In The Long Run Comes Only To The One Who Combines Daring With Cool Thinking.

I Made A Written Report Which Is Still Today In Existence. 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. This Was My Impression.

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.

I Had To Inspect All Fighter Units In Russia, Africa, Sicily, France, And Norway. I Had To Be Everywhere.

It's Unbelievable What One Squadron Of Twelve Aircraft Did To Tip The Balance.