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 ...

While it wasn't the first jet-engined aircraft that flew, the ME-262 was the first operational jet-fighter. So many technical and political troubles struck its development that it began its career as ...

In July 1942 a German Messerschmitt took off from Leipheim airfield in Bavaria…but it was no ordinary aircraft… It was an Me 262 - the world’s first operational jet fighter. Powered by two Junker Jumo ...

Explore the most technologically advanced plane of WWII, the Messerschmitt Me262 jet. Explore the most technologically advanced plane of World War II, the Messerschmitt Me262, a fighter jet that ...

With a top speed of 540 mph, Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262 was by far the fastest fighter of World War II. It was powered by jet engines, a new technology that was not always reliable. Still, the ...

East Syracuse, NY-- John Usiatynski may very well be the last US fighter pilot alive with the distinction of shooting down Germany's crowning achievement in aircraft technology-the Messerschmidt Me ...