Germany invented it. We shot it down

"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message
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"M. H. Greaves" wrote in message
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Another factor in the Me 262 was hitlers intervention; he wanted it to
be
a
bomber, NOT a fighter! which caused many aproblem, and even willy
Messerschmitt had to be summoned.


This is an urban legend. The fact is that the Me-262 was delayed because
of aerodynamic problems and engine production issues. Hanging
a bomb rack and release mechanism on a fighter is just not
that big a problem.

Hitler did that to many projects, he did it to the Fi103 (the doodlebug,
V1), he also had reservations about the A4 (the V2) and it was only in
the
later stages of the war that he let it go into production because he
knew
he
was losing the war and wanted revenge weapons (vergeltungswaffe), as a
form
of payback to the allies.

No sir he did not,
YES HE DID! I have read the book by General Walter Dornberger, and although
technical issues did have a major part to play in it, Hitlaer did not
initially back it!
the Fi-103 and V-2 were delayed from entering into
production by technical problems. Neither were ready for mass production
until Summer 1943 and production was authorised immediately but in
August 1943 the RAF destroyed the planned production facility at
Peenemunde with a massive air raid

Both projects had a priority close to that enjoyed by the Manhattan

ONLY because hitler gave them that status and only later in the war after
peenemunde had been bombed!
Project in the USA. Vast amounts of slave labour and resources
were poured into their production in the underground Nordhausen
concentration camp.

Keith