Me-262 Collings FoundationMesserschmitt Me 26 airplane model. Developed from a 1938 design by the Messerschmitt company, the Me 262 "Schwalbe," ("Swallow") was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First flown as a pure jet on July 18, 1942, it proved much faster than conventional airplanes. Development problems, Allied bombings, and cautious Luftwaffe leadership contributed to delays in quantity production. In late 1943, Adolf Hitler agreed to mass production, but

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and an armament capability of 18

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it's a must-have for any aviation enthusiast

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It also had the unique distinction of succeeding itself in setting a new world's speed record--698

Air combat there was at low altitude

fuel-injected engines provide enough power to take off with a scant 1