Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe (Swallow). [photograph]

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Collection Item Summary:

Head-on view of a Messerschmitt Me 262 parked in front of a patch of evergreens, circa 1945. The plane is missing its engines. A soldier, possibly Bob Groat, stands in front of the right wing.

Collection Item Long Description:

Topic

  • Aeronautics
  • Airplanes
  • World War, 1939-1945

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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Date

Circa 1945

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Type

Photographs

Local number

NASM-7A33339

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