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.

Nine g's is good, if the pilot can stand it. We couldn't stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.

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.

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 daytime bombing offensive, that's for sure.

Flying is more than a sport and more than a job; flying is pure passion and desire, which fill a lifetime.