It's unbelievable what one squadron of twelve aircraft did to tip the balance.
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Adolf Galland Quote
“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.”
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