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Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow)

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter.
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The Fastest Plane of WWII Came Too Late to Make a Difference, But Changed Aviation

While it wasn't the first jet-engined aircraft that flew, the ME-262 was the first operational jet-fighter. So many technical and political troubles struck its development that it began its career as ...
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5 Of The Most Powerful Fighter Jet Engines Ever Made

The refinement of the fighter jet seems to have happened at a blistering pace. The world's first operative fighter jet was Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262, which took to the skies during the latter ...
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This Fighter Jet Actually Flew in WW2 (And then the Allies Stole It) - The Me 262

Known as the Sturmvogel “Storm Bird” or Schwalbe “Swallow”, the German Messerschmitt Me 262 revolutionized warfare aviation and wreaked havoc on morale among the Allies during World War II. The very ...