- Augsburg merkezli Messerschmitt AG tarafından geliştirilen Messerschmitt ME 262, (Takma adı: Schwalbe, Türkçe: Kırlangıç), seri olarak üretilen ilk jet uçağıydı.
- The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow") in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird") in fighter-bomber versions...
- Messerschmitt envisioned that the HG series of Me 262 derivatives could achieve transonic Mach numbers in level flight.
- Capable of flying 120 miles per hour faster than the P-51 Mustang, the Messerschmitt Me 262 was the best fighter plane of World War II.
- The interceptor Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.
- The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft.
- For the entire period of World War II, the German industry built and sent to the front 1433 Messerschmitt-262 aircraft, including its various modifications.
- The Messerschmitt Me 262 is a two-engined multi role jet fighter aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Messerschmitt AG.
- Though best remembered as a late-war weapon, the design of the Messerschmitt Me 262 began prior to World War II in April 1939.
