The World's First Fighter Jet: A Look At The Messerschmitt Me 262
The Me 262 was initially designed at the request of Nazi Germany's leader, Adolph Hitler, who wanted a wonder weapon that could bomb the A ...
The Gloster Meteor: The RAF's 1st Fighter Jet
The aircraft would be modified after the conflict as the Gloster Meteor F.4, which would become the first jet aircraft to be ...
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This Weird Fighter Got The First Air-To-Air Kill Of The Korean War
The German fielding of the Messerschmitt ME-262 at the Second World War’s close signaled the dawn of the jet-powered fighter. As the Korean War started, Air Force jets like the F-80 were ...
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Fighters of WWII: Spitfire, Mustang, and Messerschmitt
The Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, and Messerschmitt Bf 109 were exceptionally ... Focke-Wulf 190, ME 262 Jet Fighter, Mosquito, Corsair, Hawker Hurricane, Poli Karpon 116, Fiat G.50, MC.