I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May '43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in '42 - even in my position. This aircraft didn't have any priority in design or production.
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We were trying to defend ourselves because our mission did not consist in fighting in the air. We were fighting against the ground only.
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