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Today In History (May 1 1944) Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel
Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 4:40 pm
by AustrianPainter
TODAY IN HISTORY
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1944: The world’s first jet fighter-bomber, the Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel, makes its first flight.
Re: Today In History (May 1 1944) Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel
Posted: Fri May 03, 2024 11:38 pm
by Jim Mathias
A shame they were too few and too late to re-establish air superiority over Europe. Besides that, the attrition of pilots and the destruction of petroleum-oil-lubricants refining and transporting abilities hurt the war effort tremendously by May 1944.
Re: Today In History (May 1 1944) Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel
Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 8:08 am
by AustrianPainter
I remember building this model as a boy, it was one of my favorite models...thank you Jim for that bit of history.
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