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Me 262 A-2a "Sturmvogel" Definitive bomber version retaining only the two lower 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannon. [42] Me 262 A-2a/U1 Single prototype with advanced bombsight. Me 262 A-2a/U2 Two prototypes with glazed nose for accommodating a bombardier. [42] Me 262 A-3a Proposed ground-attack version. Me 262 A-4a Reconnaissance version. Me 262 A-5a
Based on the Jäger u.Jabo proposal from the September 1943 report, the Me 262A-2a, nicknamed Sturmvogel (German: "Storm Bird"), was the definitive fighter-bomber version of the Me 262. While similar to the Me 262A-1a, the A-2a featured bomb racks capable of carrying two 250 kg (550 lb) or 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs under the fuselage, and the ...
The MK 214A was a 50 mm (1.969 in) calibre auto-cannon designed by Mauser Werke AG, for use on Messerschmitt Me 262 and Me 410 bomber-destroyers. [2]Intended for use on the Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a/U4, Mauser designed the MK 214, derived from the 5 cm Pak 38 anti-tank gun.
Mutke went into a steep 40° dive with full engine power. While passing through the altitude of 12,000 metres (39,000 ft), his Me 262 started to vibrate and began swinging from side to side. The airspeed indicator was stuck against its limit of 1,100 km/h (684 mph) (the maximum speed of the Me 262 is 870 kilometres per hour (540 mph)).
The Me 262 A Werknummer 500491 displays a figure 42 and seven vertical bars indicating Arnold's number of aerial victories. [4]Jagdgeschwader 7 "Nowotny" (JG 7—7th Fighter Wing) "Nowotny" was created from the experimental unit Kommando Nowotny in November 1944 and was equipped with the then revolutionary new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet aircraft. [5]
In October, the plan was changed and the Geschwaderstab (headquarters unit) was to receive the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-14 fighter. This plan also had to be abandoned and in November the OKL ordered the formation of JG 7 with three Gruppen (groups), all of which equipped with the new Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
The cannon saw widespread use as an anti-bomber weapon during the second half of the war, first seen in 1943 in the Bf 110G-2 bomber destroyers and Bf 109G-6/U4. [1] Four MK 108s formed the main armament of the Me 262 the next year. [2] It could be found on some versions or optional mountings on practically every other German fighter of the era.
The Junkers Jumo 004 was the world's first production turbojet engine in operational use, and the first successful axial compressor turbojet engine. Some 8,000 units were manufactured by Junkers in Germany late in World War II, powering the Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter and the Arado Ar 234 reconnaissance/bomber, along with prototypes, including the Horten Ho 229.