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Inside the Me-262 Jet Fighter

The Messerschmitt Me-262A-1 "Schwalbe" ("Swallow") was the first mass produced jet fighter in the world that entered combat.
The National Interest

Messerschmitt Me 262: How the Nazis Built the World’s First Jet Fighter

The jet boasted a top speed of approximately 540 miles per hour, far surpassing the fastest Allied piston-engine fighters. There can be little doubt that, at least when the Second World War began, ...
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First Fighter Jet: The Messerschmitt Me 262

You've been asking for it! Whether it was the Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird"), this bird was revolutionary...and was almost TOO ahead of its time. We start with a ...
WBAY

INTERVIEW: WWII pilot who shot down German jet fighter to speak at EAA AirVenture

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - A classic plane will make its AirVenture debut next week: the German ME 262, the first jet fighter plane in the world. It hit the skies late in World War II, too late to reverse ...
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The Me262 combat diary the story of the world's first jet fighter in battle by John Foreman and S.E. Harvey

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The world's first jet fighter unit 1944/1945: JG7 / Manfred Boehme ; translated from the German by David Johnston

Translation of: Jagdgeschwader 7: die Chronik eines Me 262-Geschwaders, 1944/45. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball&source=~!silibraries ...
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How Effective Was America's First Fighter Jet In Air-To-Air Combat?

World War II significantly influenced the development of numerous technologies, and one of the most notable was the turbojet-powered aircraft. The Nazis beat the United States to fielding the world's ...