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It's very possible that a painting such as this, was configured in that way at the behest of the marketing company.
Just a few days ago, I had a discussion with a friend concerning a painting by a very well-known and competent aviation artist, who's work is normally very, very accurate. In this particular instance, there were one or two glaring inaccuracies, so my friend contacted the artist. It turned out he was requested to portray the particular scene as it appeared by the company who publish and market prints of his paintings !
Not quite 'first invented', but first into operational service.
A number of AR234's were shot down during the Remagen raids, usually while holding course on their bombing runs. According to the reliable texts I've managed to now find, Me 262's actually did fly escort, but primarily in a flak suppression role. It is a pretty big myth (once again....) that the Arado was un-interceptable, and did not require an escort under these conditions. It appears it was the first time that mixed jet types were usedAny mission undertaken over enemy territory carries with it a risk the aircraft would be forced or shot down and captured. Given that the AR 234B was, for all intents and purposes an in-interceptable aircraft, the Germans would not have risked exposing the 262's secrets uneccessaily.
Remagen was a different matter altogether. It was the same scenario as the Bridgees at Sedan in 1940, where the destruction of the Bridge was absolutely critical. Connsequently the Germans were prepred to risk a lot to destroy Remagen Bridge.
Also by late 44, the Germans simply could not afford the fuel or the pilots or the aircraft to swan around providing escort for aircraft that didnt need it.
Maybe the Germans were dumb enouigh to provide such escort, but I doubt it
No problem; I was only interested in factual evidence myself, so give me a couple of hours to get the facts in order from the texts. I've been looking in the wrong spots for a while, and trying to wade through the semi truths that abound.Can you reference or post your evidence so we can have a look at it?
USAAF recon Mossies often were escorted by P-51s.
According to the records that is correct. They attacked numerous ground targets in the final few months of the war, although they were not as well suited in this role as the Ar234.II./KG 51 flew the Me 262 A-2 which is the dedicated Fighter-Bomber variant of the Me 262 A-1 so they most likely flew bombing missions as well.