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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Messerschmitt ME 262
![]() ![]() One of the first jet aircraft to fly the Messerschmitt ME 262 was designed as a fighter.
But Hitler thought otherwise. He decided it would be best as the role of a fighter-bomber.
So the aircraft that could have changed the tide of the war in Germany's favor was not put to use.
![]() Type:
(A-1a) single-seat fighter
(A-2a) single-seat bomber
(B-1a) two-seat night fighter
Engine: 2
Junkers Jumo 004B axial Turbojets
Thrust: 1,980lb (900kg)
![]() Dimensions:
Span: 12.5m
Length: 10.6m
Height: 3.8m
ME 262 caught on American fighter gun camera film.
![]() Weight:
Loaded: 7045kg
Performance:
speed: 540mph
Ceiling: 11,500m
Range 650 Miles
![]() Armament: Me 262A-1a:
Four 30mm MK 108 cannon in nose
Can also carry:
2 551Lb Bombs
24 R4M air to air rockets mounted on rails beneath wings
![]() Nightfighter version
![]() R4M air to air rockets
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