They were once the most potent and feared weapon in the Luftwaffe's inventory but today a Bavarian-based replica of the world's first operational jet is a welcome visitor wherever it goes. The aircraft is D-IMTT '501244' the second of five Messerschmitt Me 262 replicas built at Paine Field, USA, in the early 2000s. It is the only airworthy '262 in European skies and at the time of writing was about to appear as the star attraction at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), Fairford.
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