Messerschmitt Me 262

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The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a pioneering German World War II jet fighter and fighter-bomber, notable as the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft.

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Generate an image of the Messerschmitt Me 262 (The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a pioneering German World War II jet fighter and fighter-bomber, notable as the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
fighter-bomber aircraft ⓘ
jet fighter aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
twin-engine jet ⓘ
armament 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon ⓘ
R4M air-to-air rockets ⓘ
bombs ⓘ
capturedBy Soviet Union ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designer Willy Messerschmitt ⓘ
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredService 1944 ⓘ
firstFlight 1941-04-18 ⓘ
firstOperationalUnit Erprobungskommando 262 ⓘ
GermanNickname Schwalbe ⓘ
Sturmvogel ⓘ
height 3.5 m ⓘ
inspiredDesignOf Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star ⓘ
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length 10.6 m ⓘ
manufacturer Messerschmitt AG ⓘ
maximumSpeed approximately 540 mph ⓘ
approximately 870 km/h ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 7,130 kg ⓘ
NATOReportingName Stormbird ⓘ
notableAs world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft ⓘ
notableFeature swept wings at the leading edge ⓘ
numberBuilt approximately 1,400 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operatedBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
powerplant Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet engine ⓘ
primaryRole interceptor ⓘ
productionPeriod 1944–1945 ⓘ
range approximately 1,050 km ⓘ
approximately 650 mi ⓘ
roleInHistory influenced postwar jet fighter development ⓘ
secondaryRole fighter-bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 11,450 m ⓘ
approximately 37,600 ft ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant Me 262A-1a ⓘ
Me 262A-2a ⓘ
Me 262B-1a ⓘ
Me 262B-2a ⓘ
wingspan 12.6 m ⓘ

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Luftwaffe → usedAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Defense of the Reich → usedWeapon → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Me 262A-1a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Me 262A-2a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Me 262B-1a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 → variant → Me 262B-2a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Adolf Galland → aircraftFlown → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Johannes Steinhoff → aircraftFlown → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Willy Messerschmitt → notableWork → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Willy Messerschmitt → designed → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
MG 131 machine gun → usedOnAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Erprobungskommando 262 → primaryAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Erprobungskommando 262 → aircraftTested → Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Erprobungskommando 262 → aircraftTested → Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a ⓘ
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Erprobungskommando 262 → namedAfter → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Schwalbe → refersTo → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Schwalbe → hasVariant → Me 262A-1a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Schwalbe → hasVariant → Me 262A-2a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Junkers Jumo 004 → poweredAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Stormbird → refersTo → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Stormbird → alsoKnownAs → Me 262 ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Sturmvogel → appliesToAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Sturmvogel → basedOn → Messerschmitt Me 262 airframe ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdverband 44 → aircraftOperated → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Jagdverband 44 → equipment → Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Messerschmitt → notableProduct → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Messerschmitt P.1101 → relatedTo → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
subject linked to: Messerschmitt P.1101 concept
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" → operatedAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" → aircraftModel → Messerschmitt Me 262A ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" → equipment → Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Heinkel He 280 → programCancelledInFavorOf → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Luftwaffe aircraft design community → designed → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
BMW aircraft engine division → usedIn → Messerschmitt Me 262 (early prototypes with BMW 003) ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Jagdgeschwader 7 → operatedAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Jagdgeschwader 7 → aircraftModel → Messerschmitt Me 262 A ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Jumo 004 → usedOnAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Jumo 004 → usedOnAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a ⓘ
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Jumo 004 → usedOnAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Luftwaffe pilots → usedAircraftType → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
JV 44 → aircraftOperated → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
JV 44 → aircraftModelUsed → Messerschmitt Me 262A ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Wilhelm Herget → usedAircraft → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
Walter Nowotny → aircraftFlown → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
JG 7 → aircraftUsed → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
JG 7 → aircraftUsed → Messerschmitt Me 262A ⓘ
linked to: Messerschmitt Me 262
Heinkel He 162 → intendedToSupplement → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ
subject linked to: People's Fighter
Kampfgeschwader 54 → aircraftUsed → Messerschmitt Me 262 ⓘ