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Jet Combat in WWII: Me 262 vs Gloster Meteor

The debut of jet-powered aircraft in World War II marked a turning point in aviation history. Among the first of their kind, two aircraft emerged as pioneers of the jet age: the German Messerschmitt ...
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76 years ago, the first jet fighter changed aerial combat forever, but it didn't do Hitler any good

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 while it ...
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Stormbird Returns: Military Aviation Museum's Messerschmitt Me 262 Roll-Out and Flight Demonstration Set for May 10

The Military Aviation Museum, located in Pungo, Virginia, is set to host an event celebrating the return to flight of its Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter.
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Avia S-92: Germany's First Jet Fighter Reborn in Czechoslovakia

The Me-262 is a jet that needs no introduction. Perhaps no German WWII fighter on this side of the Bf-109 and possibly the Fokke Wulf Fw-190 is as recognizable as the Me-262 jet. But for how ...