The wings of the Me 262 are angled backward, looking much more modern than those of its rival. Popular Mechanics explains, "By angling the wings of an aircraft toward the rear of the plane ...

The museum's Me 262 is a meticulously crafted replica of the Luftwaffe's groundbreaking World War II jet fighter, built to ...

On a quiet Virginia afternoon, the Military Aviation Museum‘s Messerschmitt Me 262 replica returned to the skies for the first time in over a decade. The museum's chief pilot, Mike Spalding ...

Me 262 two-seaters were produced for training and night-fighting duties. It is believed that only 15 or so of the Me 262B-1a tandem two-seat trainers were converted into Me 262B-1a/U1 night fighters.

In summer 1944, the Nazis debuted one of the many advanced weapons they devised during World War II: the Messerschmitt Me 262. The Me 262 was the first operational fighter jet in history ...