Messerschmitt
Me 262A-1
Schwalbe (Swallow)
This is the world's first operational fighter.
The Me 262 entered service in July 1944, too later to affect the
outcome of the war - thanks to Hitler's demands that it be a redesigned
as a bomber.
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This Me 262A was brought to the U.S. from Germany in July 1945
for flight evaluation. It is finished in the standard production
paint scheme, without operational unit markings.
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