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02-26-2005, 06:56 PM
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#1 | | Member
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| Which jet was better, the Me 262 or the Gloster Meteor?
I can't decide which one is better.[/img] | 
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02-27-2005, 06:10 AM
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Country:  | I think it's got to be the 262, that was THE jet of WWII
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02-27-2005, 08:24 AM
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Country:  | Question for you guys did any jets or peroxide powered planes make an apperance over the D-Day beaches the reason I ask is my old man said he saw what he took for a unmanned flying bomb but when 2 spitfires swooped it opened up and left them for dead. perhaps a Komet? | |
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02-27-2005, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by trackend Question for you guys did any jets or peroxide powered planes make an apperance over the D-Day beaches the reason I ask is my old man said he saw what he took for a unmanned flying bomb but when 2 spitfires swooped it opened up and left them for dead. perhaps a Komet? | The Ar234 (the V7, T9+MH) did recon but at a high altitude (35,000ft) over the Cherbourg Peninsula on Aug 2. This was the first operational mission of the Ar234. It was flown by Erich Sommer. The photos he took was more than what the LW had taken since June 6 over the area. It took the photo interepters 2 days to produce an initial report. | |
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02-27-2005, 09:53 AM
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Country: | Thanks Krazi I wonder what he saw any ideas ? | |
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02-27-2005, 12:39 PM
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#6 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | as much as i love the meteor, the Me-262 was better (exept for manouverability and reliability)................
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02-27-2005, 02:52 PM
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Country:  | Yeah gotta say the 262...In turn to that though, I prefer the Blitz...
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02-28-2005, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by trackend Thanks Krazi I wonder what he saw any ideas ? | Lots of ships.  | |
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02-28-2005, 02:12 PM
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06-22-2005, 08:44 PM
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Country:  | The Gloster Meteor was hard to look out of the cockpit. It also didnt see action until near the end of the war while me262 was being produced in 1944. So the Me262 wins by a long shot!
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06-22-2005, 11:55 PM
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| Aerodynamically the Me262 was much better than the Meteor. The one two advantages that the Meteor had were a) the engines were more reliable, Its 4 x 20 were better for a fast jet fighter due to their longer range.
The 262 weapons were for destroying bombers | |
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06-23-2005, 10:17 AM
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#12 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | The Me-262 was overall a better jet than the Meteor. The Meteors advantage though was that its engines were more reliable. Of the 2 thought I would easily go with a Me-262.
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06-23-2005, 10:18 AM
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#13 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot The Gloster Meteor was hard to look out of the cockpit. It also didnt see action until near the end of the war while me262 was being produced in 1944. So the Me262 wins by a long shot! | The Meteor was being produced the same time as the Me-262. In fact they entered service around the same time. About a month difference. The Meteor though was confined to service of the British Iles at first and then later were brought over to mainland Europe towards the end of the war.
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06-23-2005, 02:04 PM
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Country: | They were first used by 616 Squadron on "Diver" patrols- shooting down V1s
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06-23-2005, 02:13 PM
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#15 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
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Country: | I think in their early introduction, the -262 was slightly superior. As stated by Alder, the Meteor had more reliable engines, additionally the Meteor had the benefit of an improving airframe. The -262 could of seen the same improvement potential had the war continued of if Germany was victorious, but that's one of those "what ifs." 
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