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I could be getting the wrong end of the stick but my understanding was no Luftwaffe plane ever went on a suicide mission, e.g with the objective of sacrificing himself to forefill the mission.-I knew it. Even if they did, they wouldn't choose the Me-262. The manned V-1 that Marcel brought to light here looks much easier and cheaper to build- probably using plenty of non-strategic materials too. The 262 not easy or quickly built. Also it's dual Jumo engines required more resources to build- resources that were quickly running out around WWII's end.
-I also remember seeing somewhere a Japanese built 262, but even their version wasn't intended for suicide.
there where NO MESSERSCHMITTS 262 BUILD FOR SUICIDE
-Thank you!Those are my words exactly to my friend!
I think he means the V1. There is a version with a canopy and the pilot was supposed to bail out before impact. Obvious not much chance with that bulky Jetengine on the back. I posted some pictures of it somewher on the forum. I'll try to find it.
Thanks for the thread link Marcel. Wasn't another name for that a Fiesler 103? I'm not sure if those were two names for the same thing but to my understanding the V-1 was a missile while the F1-103 was a piloted missile (I guess the names could be interchangeable- after all the design on both looks exactly the same except one has a canopy)
Thanks for the thread link Marcel. Wasn't another name for that a Fiesler 103? I'm not sure if those were two names for the same thing but to my understanding the V-1 was a missile while the F1-103 was a piloted missile (I guess the names could be interchangeable- after all the design on both looks exactly the same except one has a canopy)
There was an episode on The History Channel about using bf-109's to
intentionally ram the bombers. The trick was to use the wing to slice off
one of the verticle tails of the B-24. The German opinion was the wing
would remain intact, and the Liberator would go into a spin. Some of the
German pilots who did this were interviewed. Never heard of using a 262
for a suicide mission. The German aviators were not THAT fanatic !
Charles
There was an episode on The History Channel about using bf-109's to
intentionally ram the bombers. The trick was to use the wing to slice off
one of the verticle tails of the B-24. The German opinion was the wing
would remain intact, and the Liberator would go into a spin. Some of the
German pilots who did this were interviewed. Never heard of using a 262
for a suicide mission. The German aviators were not THAT fanatic !
Charles
Unscathed enough for the pilot to bail out...And the plane was supposed to fly through the enemy bomber unscathed?
hmm with heavy armourplates and enough protection it should do it..