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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.

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".

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

"he Who Wants To Protect Everything, Protects Nothing," Is One Of The Fundamental Rules Of Defense.

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.