The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions,...
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The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a German World War II fighter aircraft built by Messerschmitt in the later stages of the war, and under license by Avia post-war...
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The Me 262 Project is a company formed to build flyable reproductions of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational jet fighter. The project...
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aircraft until 1969. Messerschmitt's firm also produced the first jet-powered fighter to enter service – the Messerschmitt Me 262. He was born in Frankfurt...
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Willy Messerschmitt from mid-July 1938 onwards, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, in particular the Bf 109 and Me 262. The company...
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War. The design of the Me P.1099 began in the summer of 1943 and was intended as an improvement to the Messerschmitt Me 262. The Me P.1099 was planned in...
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The Messerschmitt Me 309 was a prototype German fighter, designed in the early years of World War II to replace the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Although it...
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highest-scoring pilots with 176 victories, and one of the first to fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in combat as a member of the Jagdverband 44 squadron...
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flying ace. He is credited with seven aerial victories flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter, making him one of only 28 jet aces of World War II....
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Heinz Arnold (section Flying the Messerschmitt Me 262)
49 aerial victories including seven victories claimed flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Arnold joined the Luftwaffe in September 1939, training...
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Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet is a rocket-powered interceptor aircraft primarily designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt...
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shot down in 536 combat missions, eleven of which while flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in Defense of the Reich. Born in Nuremberg, Schnörrer...
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had been assessing the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet aircraft under operational conditions. JG 7 "Nowotny" was equipped with the Me 262, an aircraft which was...
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achieved in 572 combat missions, including 150 combat missions with the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. This figure includes 10 aerial victories on the Eastern...
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Junkers Jumo 004 (category Messerschmitt Me 262)
manufactured by Junkers in Germany late in World War II, powering the Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter and the Arado Ar 234 reconnaissance/bomber, along with prototypes...
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2003, pp. 176–177 "Mauser Mk214 50mm Cannon". Stormbirds.com: the Messerschmitt Me 262 at War. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January...
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destroyed and 58 aerial victories, including 12 while flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter, claimed in 631 combat missions. Following World War...
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Franz Schall (section Flying the Messerschmitt Me 262)
developed Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. General der Jagdflieger (General of the Fighter Force) Adolf Galland had hoped that the Me 262 would compensate...
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program of the Me 262 jet-fighter (under EKdo 262). On 17 April 1943, Späte became the first Luftwaffe pilot to fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 (Werknummer...
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Erich Hohagen (section Flying the Messerschmitt Me 262)
unit based at Lechfeld Airfiled. There, he learned to fly the new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet aircraft. He was then posted to Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" (JG 7—7th...
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Heinrich Bär (section Combat in the Me 262)
and was credited with 208 aerial victories, 16 of which were in a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Sources credit him with 220 – 96 on Eastern Theatre...
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eight of these victories over the Western Allies while flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Born in Mühlheim am Main in the German Empire, Weissenberger...
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a jet-powered fighter aircraft intended as the successor to the Messerschmitt Me 262 and other day fighters in Luftwaffe service during World War II....
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Hans Guido Mutke (category Messerschmitt Me 262)
conversion squadron, 3rd flight, took off from Lagerlechfeld in his Messerschmitt Me 262, marked Weiße 9, for a planned high-altitude flight. He was climbing...
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Hans Grünberg (section Flying the Messerschmitt Me 262)
with 21 claims over the Western Front, including five flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Born in Gross-Fahlenwerder, Grünberg served in the Luftwaffe...
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Publishing (Aerofax). ISBN 978-1857800128. Baker, David (1997). Messerschmitt Me 262. Crowood Aviation Series. Wiltshire, England: Crowood Press. ISBN 978-1861260789...
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The Messerschmitt Bf 109 is a German World War II fighter aircraft that was, along with the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter...
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The Messerschmitt Me 264 was a long-range strategic bomber developed during World War II for the German Luftwaffe as its main strategic bomber. The design...
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one of the first air-to-air victories over a jet fighter, a German Messerschmitt Me 262 that he shot down as it was on final approach for landing. In his...
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The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Design started before the war, as a replacement for the...
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