Schwalbe

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Schwalbe was the German nickname for the Messerschmitt Me 262, the pioneering World War II jet fighter aircraft.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft nickname
aircraftGeneration first-generation jet fighter
aircraftRole fighter
fighter-bomber
interceptor
airForce Luftwaffe
appliedTo fighter-bomber aircraft
jet fighter aircraft
armament 30 mm MK 108 cannon
R4M air-to-air rockets
associatedAircraftManufacturer Messerschmitt
associatedEngineManufacturer Junkers
associatedWith Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
surface form: "Messerschmitt AG"

Nazi Germany
Third Reich
Willy Messerschmitt
category German military aircraft nickname
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Germany
designConfiguration swept-wing
tricycle landing gear
twin-engine
engineType Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet engine
surface form: "Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet"
enteredService 1944
era 1940s
firstFlight 1942
hasVariant Messerschmitt Me 262
surface form: "Me 262A-1a"

Me 262A-2a NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance pioneering operational jet fighter
languageOfOrigin German
meaning swallow
nicknamedBy German pilots
notableFor being the first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft
operatedBy Jagdgeschwader 7
Jagdverband 44
primaryOpponent Allied bomber formations
propulsionType twin-jet
refersTo Messerschmitt Me 262
relatedNickname Sturmvogel
timePeriod late World War II
usedAgainst Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
usedAs bomber interceptor
fighter-bomber
usedBy Luftwaffe
usedDuring World War II
usedInTheater European theatre of World War II
surface form: "European theater of World War II"

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