Title
German Messerschmidt Me-262 jet fighter-bomber.
Caption
American soldier in a Jeep, examining the wreck of a German Messerschmidt Me-262 jet fighter-bomber, camouflaged under the trees alongside a road used as an airstrip by the Luftwaffe. April 1945. The world's first operational jet plane during World War II, the Me-262 made its maiden flight on April 18, 1941 (with conventional piston motors).
Date
Apr 1945
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_068
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
6,1Mb (512,6Kb) / 5,9in x 4,0in / 1780 x 1200 (300dpi)