Sturmvogel

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Sturmvogel was the German nickname for the fighter-bomber variant of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Messerschmitt Me 262 variant
aircraft nickname
fighter-bomber variant
aircraftType jet-powered combat aircraft
airForce Luftwaffe
appliesToAircraft Messerschmitt Me 262 NERFINISHED
armedWith bombs
cannon
basedOn Messerschmitt Me 262 airframe NERFINISHED
category German World War II jet aircraft
World War II fighter-bombers
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Germany
designedFor fighter missions
ground-attack missions
era 1940s
historicalSignificance early operational jet fighter-bomber
languageOfName German
notableAs variant of the world’s first operational jet-powered combat aircraft
operatedBy Nazi Germany
propulsion jet engine
role fighter-bomber
serviceBranch German Air Force
theaterOfUse European theater of World War II
translationOfName storm bird
usedBy Luftwaffe

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Messerschmitt Me 262
GermanNickname
Schwalbe
relatedNickname

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