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Messerschmitt Me 262 Flies Again: Military Aviation Museum's Replica Returns to the Skies

On a quiet Virginia afternoon, the Military Aviation Museum‘s Messerschmitt Me 262 replica returned to the skies for the first time in over a decade. The museum's chief pilot, Mike Spalding, took off ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Messerschmitt Me 262 Prototype

On this day in aviation history, 83 years ago (July 18, 1942), the Messerschmitt Me 262 prototype took to the skies for the first time under jet power. This historic flight marked the culmination of ...
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AirFest 2025 to bring a rare German jet, WWII troop carrier to the Cape May Airport

AirFest 2025 at Cape May Airport is to feature a rare Messerschmitt Me 262 replica, a World War II German jet fighter. The event, a fundraiser for the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, runs ...
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Who Really Invented The First Fighter Jet & How Fast Did It Fly?

When we think about the dawn of jet-powered warfare, the name Messerschmitt Me 262 often gets top billing. But the story starts a bit earlier than you might think. The true roots of the jet age trace ...
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Messerschmitt Me 262 : development, testing, production / Willy Radinger, Walther Schick ; translated from the German by David Johnston

Translation of: Me 262, Entwicklung, Erprobung und Fertigung des ersten einsatzfähigen Düsenjag̈ers der Welt. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp ...