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Me 262

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Post by Pips » 19 Jul 2016, 05:30

I have to say that I have always been fascinated by the Me 262.

Not only was it such a technological leap ahead of piston-engined propeller aircraft, but it was an extremely attractive aircraft to boot. I know, beauty in the eye of the beholder etc etc. :)

Two questions if I may.
First.... when was it first sighted in the air; by who and under what circumstances.
Second.... when was it's first actual combat engagement. Again when, by whom and the circumstances.

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Post by Sheldrake » 19 Jul 2016, 10:43

Pips wrote:I have to say that I have always been fascinated by the Me 262.

Not only was it such a technological leap ahead of piston-engined propeller aircraft, but it was an extremely attractive aircraft to boot. I know, beauty in the eye of the beholder etc etc. :)

Two questions if I may.
First.... when was it first sighted in the air; by who and under what circumstances.
Second.... when was it's first actual combat engagement. Again when, by whom and the circumstances.
This is the one that came to mind.
On 26 July 1944, a Mosquito from No. 540 Squadron RAF became the alleged first Allied victim of the Me 262 turbojet fighter. On that day, Leutnant Alfred Schreiber, flying a 262 A-1a, caught and severely damaged the Mosquito in a pursuit. The Mosquito, which managed to escape into cloud, later crashed at its destination airfield in Italy, and the airframe was written off.
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Post by Hop » 24 Jul 2016, 00:10

The Mosquito, which managed to escape into cloud, later crashed at its destination airfield in Italy, and the airframe was written off.
I think they've got that wrong. The Mosquito involved was MM273 (according to multiple sources). MM273 was finally lost when it crashed into the sea off Malta in 1950.

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Post by Sheldrake » 25 Jul 2016, 02:26

Hop wrote:
The Mosquito, which managed to escape into cloud, later crashed at its destination airfield in Italy, and the airframe was written off.
I think they've got that wrong. The Mosquito involved was MM273 (according to multiple sources). MM273 was finally lost when it crashed into the sea off Malta in 1950.
You may well be right. The mosquito was a robust aircraft and the re-pair organisation worked miracles.

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Post by Pips » 26 Jul 2016, 02:32

So the Mosquito attacked by Schreiber was the first combat for the Me262? Thanks. :)

But does anyone know when was the first instance of the Me262 spotted by the Allies in the air?

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Post by Sheldrake » 27 Jul 2016, 17:30

Pips wrote:So the Mosquito attacked by Schreiber was the first combat for the Me262? Thanks. :)

But does anyone know when was the first instance of the Me262 spotted by the Allies in the air?
Err quite possible that encounter ;) and even so only as a WTF moment!

The interception was deep inside German territory and intercepted a single recce aircraft.

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Post by Pips » 28 Jul 2016, 01:52

Thanks.

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