And one Nazi wartime innovation that altered the course of military technological history was the jet-powered aircraft. Entering service late in the war, the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe ...

The aircraft (left: the cockpit of the Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a), could achieve top speeds in excess of 540 miles per hour.

The Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Me 262 was a unique aircraft, but it didn't ultimately make a difference in WWII's outcome.

One such “wunderwaffe” was the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first functional jet aircraft. Though the plane was developed during the Second World War, the Germans understood the ...

In summer 1944, the Nazis debuted one of the many advanced weapons they devised during World War II: the Messerschmitt Me 262. The Me 262 was the first operational fighter jet in history, and ...

The Me 262 – the World’s First Operational Jet-Powered Fighter – Design work on the Messerschmitt Me 262 began before the outbreak of the Second World War, but due to problems with the ...

Object Details Manufacturer Messerschmitt A.G. Physical Description Twin engine, single seat, low wing, jet fighter Summary Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the ...

The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet was part of Nazi Germany's "Wunderwaffen" or "Wonder Weapon" program, but fizzled out before it made any real impact on the war.

The Messerschmitt Foundation Me262 replica flew alongside a Spitfire AB910 on Wednesday morning ahead of its arrival to the Royal International Air Tattoo.