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Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter aircraft

DAYTON, Ohio -- Messerschmitt Me 262A at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Name: Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter aircraft Manufacturer: Messerschmitt Role Fighter: aircraft and fighter-bomber First flight:  18 April 1941 with a piston engine and 18 July 1942 with jet engines Introduction:  April 1944 Retired:1945 Germany and 1951 Czechoslovakia Primary users: Luftwaffe and Czechoslovak Air Force Number built: 1,430

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