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
24,2Mb (1,6Mb) / 11,8in x 8,0in / 3543 x 2389 (300dpi)