Serious contender for the coolest airplane that ever flew, the Messerschmitt ME-262 test flew using only its jet engines for the first time 18 July 1942 in Leipheim near Günzburg, Germany, piloted by Fritz Wendel. This was almost nine months ahead of the British Gloster Meteor's first flight on 5 March 1943.
Allied pilots referred to it as the "Blow Job".
Wartime footage, history, and THE ME-262 FLIES AGAIN! - STORMBRINGER SENDS
Saturday, 18 July 2009
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: ME 262
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