Messerschmitt Me 262
1941 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FAMILY BY MESSERSCHMITT; WORLD'S FIRST OPERATIONAL JET-POWERED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
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The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions, is a German fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Design work started before World War II began, but problems with engines, metallurgy and top-level interference kept the aircraft from operational status with the Luftwaffe until mid-1944.