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The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German for "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel ("Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt.
Reproduction Messerschmitt Me 262 W.Nr.501244 produced by the project in 2006 Reproduction Messerschmitt Me 262 W.Nr.501244 operated as D-IMTT at the Berlin Air Show 2016. The Me 262 Project is a company formed to build flyable reproductions of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational jet fighter. The project was started by the ...
Based on the Jäger u.Jabo proposal from the September 1943 report, the Me 262A-2a, nicknamed Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird"), was the definitive fighter-bomber version of the Me 262. While similar to the Me 262A-1a, the A-2a featured bomb racks capable of carrying two 250 kg (550 lb) or 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs under the fuselage, and the ...
Messerschmitt Me 262: Germany: July 1942: Combat: June 1944: 1,433: First operational jet fighter as fighter and fighter-bomber, with night-fighter, bomber, and reconnaissance versions trialled. [26] Messerschmitt Me 328: Germany: 1944 (early) Prototype: n/a: 9: Cancelled pulsejet fighter/bomber. [27] Mikoyan-Gurevich I-250: USSR: March 1945 ...
The Me 262 A Werknummer 500491 displays a figure 42 and seven vertical bars indicating Arnold's number of aerial victories. [4]Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" (JG 7—7th Fighter Wing) "Nowotny" was created from the experimental unit Kommando Nowotny in November 1944 and was equipped with the then revolutionary new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet aircraft. [5]
Messerschmitt Me 209, fighter + speed-record aircraft (prototype) Messerschmitt Me 209-II, fighter (prototype – completely different from Me 209) Messerschmitt Me 210, heavy fighter + reconnaissance + ground-attack + fighter-bomber + dive bomber; Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow), fighter + attack (jet-engined) Messerschmitt Me 263 ...
Kommando Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter Gruppe formed during the last months of World War II for testing and establishing tactics for the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter, and was created and first commanded by Walter Nowotny, from whom it drew its name.
The Sonderkommando Welter was dedicated to performing nocturnal interception with the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter of Royal Air Force (RAF) Mosquitos attacking the Berlin area. [4] On 17 December, Becker made his first training flight on the Me 262. Together with Welter in the instructor seat, he flew the Me 262 B-1a two-seat trainer variant.