The jet boasted a top speed of approximately 540 miles per hour, far surpassing the fastest Allied piston-engine fighters. There can be little doubt that, at least when the Second World War began, ...

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 ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter.

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 ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Germany was not alone in its development of combat jets in World War II. It is a fallacy that Germany was the only nation to develop combat jets in World War II. In truth ...

Key point: The fast kamikaze plane could kill, but it was too little, too late. It is a fallacy that Germany was the only nation to develop combat jets in World War II. In truth, while Germany had the ...

EVERETT, Washington (dpa) – In Everett, Washington, of all places, a work of trailblazing aeronautics created by the Nazis to try to turn the tide of World War II is being resurrected. Everett, north ...