Gordon (not quite as well spelled but what the
hay)

Dammit, my spelling poodle must have dozed off again. Would you believe I now
type with a central Texas twang...? No...? Not buying it, are we. ? Shoot.

One must give credit
where due and the Germans certainly did themselves proud in this
ground-breaking mechanical engineering feat.

I think the 262, like the X-1, are on a par in level of importance. The X-1
was capable, marginally, of supersonic flight but only for a brief period. So
what? It signalled to all that supersonic flight was viable and the way to the
future. In the same manner, the Me was the historical dividing line for
fighter aircraft, the machine that proved jet fighters were a viable and
superior alternative to propeller-driven machines. From that moment on, prop
fighters were an anachronism and every Allied pilot that saw one knew it.

If it was a Grumman product, I'd love it even more. Perhaps thats why I love
the Panther as well! )

v/r
Gordon