While the numbers may be inflated, Luftwaffe pilots claimed that the Me 262 shot down 542 Allied aircraft during the war.
As one would expect, the transition to jet-powered fighters was fraught with danger—and prototype P-80 test flights resulted ...
Am 18. Juli 1943 hebt der erste Düsenjäger der Welt zu seinem Jungfernflug ab. Die Messerschmitt Me 262 revolutioniert die Luftfahrttechnik und läutet den Beginn des Düsenzeitalters ein.