Robert F. Door,Defense Media Network
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow), also called the Sturmvogel (Stormbird) in its fighter-bomber version, and was the world's first operational jet fighter. It had the potential to create havoc for the western Allies during World War II. When officials demonstrated the plane to Adolf Hitler at Insterburg,Germany on Nov. 26, 1943, and Hitler said that having this jet would help Germany win the war.
Its pilots intrepid (brave in the face of danger) men all,for the Me 262 was cantankerous (irritating, difficult) and risky to coast claimed 542 allied warplanes shot down while sustaining just 100 combat losses.
The Me 262 did...
Source: realclearhistory.com