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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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Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow)

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter.
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Messerschmitt Me. 262; a pictorial and design study including the pilot handbook

Preface signed Michael S. Rice. "ME-262 A-1 pilot's handbook, by F.D. Van Wart, 1946": p.1-30.
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Randy's Warbird Profiles: Messerschmitt Me 262A-1 White 25

Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly ...
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Me 262: The Best Fighter Plane of World War II?

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 engine design, ...