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Me 262: Hitler's secret jet fighter

In July 1942 a German Messerschmitt took off from Leipheim airfield in Bavaria…but it was no ordinary aircraft… It was an Me ...
Click to open image viewer. Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter. Faster than the North American P-51 Mustang by 190 ...
A P-51D Mustang facing a Messerschmitt Me 262 meant confronting Germany’s legendary jet fighter at terrifying speed. This survival-style dogfight asks whether a propeller-driven fighter could live ...