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Messerschmitt ME-262 Schwalbe ("Swallow")

Messerschmitt ME-262 Schwalbe ("Swallow")

Front view of a Messerschmitt ME- 262 Schwalbe ("Swallow"), the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Although effective, it was introduced too late in the war to reverse the decline of German air superiority.
Galleries: 1940 to 1945: World War Two, Jet Planes, National Air and Space Museum
Keywords: aerospace, airplane, district of columbia, fighter, germany, jet, me262, messerschmitt, national air and space museum, schwalbe, smithsonian, swallow, washington dc, ww2
Photo Location: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Photographer: Chad Cullen
Date of Photo: 06/27/2009
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure Time: 1/250
F Number: 4/1
Original Dimensions: 4368×2912
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 38°53'18.49"N 77°1'11.34"W
Picture Number: 8590