Messerschmitt 262

The Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1 "Schwalbe" (Swallow) fighter, the world's first operational combat jet aircraft, achieved legendary status during World War II, a reputation that has only grown over the years.

With a top speed well in excess of 500 m.p.h., she was at least 100 m.p.h. faster than Allied piston engine planes.

With her revolutionary swept wings, twin jets, and sleek fuselage, the 262 is still a very striking aircraft.
"The Swallow" sounds less forbidding than the 262 fighter/bomber version's name, the "Sturmvogel" ("Stormbird"), but is a more apt description of her graceful lines.

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