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The World's First Fighter Jet: A Look At The Messerschmitt Me 262
Me 262 was the first mass-produced jet fighter but faced issues due to unreliable engines and supply shortages. Despite being a terror weapon, Hitler's insistence on ...
The Gloster Meteor: The RAF's 1st Fighter Jet
The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...
The Time A Hawker Sea Fury Propeller Fighter Took Down A MiG-15 Jet
On August 9, 1952, during the Korean War, a flight of four Hawker Sea Furys took off from the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier, ...
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This Weird Fighter Got The First Air-To-Air Kill Of The Korean War
The German fielding of the Messerschmitt ME-262 at the Second World War’s close signaled the dawn of the jet-powered fighter. As the Korean War started, Air Force jets like the F-80 were ...
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6 Of The Fastest World War II Fighters, Ranked By Top Speed
Leading the charge was the Messerschmitt Me 262: Its shark-like features ... never able to get operational levels above 200 aircraft. Certain fighter planes seem to exist somewhere in the ...