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Old 5th Feb 2014, 19:22
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Hangarshuffle
 
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Awesome.

The 262 looks such an awesome, fearsome aircraft for its time. Cant imagine how frightening it must have been for those US and RAF daylight bomber crews to face. Years ago I read Chuck Yeager's book, there's a bit about how he faced up to them, and I think shot one down (dived on it as it came into land).


All of Nazi Germany military equipment seems tremendous in comparison to Britain's- all seems a "first" in military design, they seemed to get everything right first time, the list is almost endless. Their concepts seem to have been followed on for what 70 years+.
The 262 v the Meteor (did they ever meet in combat, did the Meteor fly over Germany?).
The 88mm V. the 2 or 6Ib anti tank gun.
The first cruise missile, the first ballistic missile.
The first purpose built close support aircraft (Ju87).
The first purpose built main battle tank (Tiger 1).


It just goes on and on. Could never give enough credit to our people who faced up and beat them down.
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