Messerschmitt Me262

The Messerschmitt Me262 Schwalbe (German for "Swallow") was the world's first operational turbojet fighter aircraft. It saw action from late summer of 1944 until the end of World War II as a multi-role fighter/bomber/interceptor warplane for the Luftwaffe.German pilots nicknamed this incredible aircraft as the Sturmvogel (Germ Messerschmitt Me262 - Play-Asia.com anfor "Stormbird"). Ultimately though the Me262 had little impact on the course of the war, with 500 odd kills claimed against a loss of 100 aircraft and many more grounded due to lack of fuel.However, its spectacular and revolutionary design has left it as one of the legendary and most recognisable combat aircraft of the era.