War Prize #2 by bmac62
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A British pilot was surprised while flying a Mosquito on a reconnaissance mission over Munich on July 25, 1944. He was attacked by a strange, extremely fast aircraft with no propellers. This is it! The Messerschmidt Me 262A Schwalbe (Swallow). This was the first ever use of a jet fighter in combat.
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The Me 262 carried four 30mm cannons. 1400 were built but only 300 made it to combat units. This was a case of it came too late in the war...the factories could build them but ground transportation wasn't available for distribution and Germany lacked fuel, spare parts and trained pilots to get them in the air.
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I used the same general PS technique to set this photo up as I used on the Fw 190D-9 several days ago. Click Here
Comments (35)
The archetypal image of a shark emerging from darkness... P
More fine work on these museum planes. Good thing the Luftwaffe didn't have the fuel and pilots!
Excellent setup of the lighting.
Oh, that is NIIIIICE! I LOVE the way this is lighted - makes it look almost dreamlike. This is an awesome photo! I figured if anyone could find a 262 it would be you :-D GREAT photo, Bill!
Ah, at last - the Messerschmidt - (some spell it with a double 't', go figure ?) Apart from calling it a Schwalbe, it also reminds me a bit of 'a Shark' of the airways - or better said the airwaves, don't you think ? thanks for sharing # 2 and again a fine presentation, which deserve a top spot in your collection, BB