An Excellent Weapon And Luck

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.

During The Battle Of Britain The Question "fighter Or Fighter-bomber?" Had Been Decided Once And For All: The Fighter Can Only Be Used As A Bomb Carrier With Lasting Effect When Sufficient Air Superiority Has Been Won.

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.

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.

According To Goering And The Luftwaffe High Command, They Were Supposed To Be The Fighter Elite.