Monday, July 18, 2011

Me-262 Jet

Messerschmitt Me 262 Werk-Nr. 111711, seen here post-war during a test flight in the USA. It was the first intact Me 262 to fall into Allied hands on March 31st 1945. (U.S. Air Force photo)

July 18, 1942- Germany test flies the Me-262 for the first time using only its jet engines.

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