British v. German jet engines (Pete Stickeny)

It seems they almost never flew the Blitz. The tires were so bad they
blew at inopportune moments.

The other continual problem with all the German war trophies was the
brakes. One pilot wrecked an Me-262 at Philadelphia? when he came in a
bit hot, landed long, and couldn't brake to a stop before running off
the end into the ditch.

One of the points of contrast that Brits like to draw is that the German jets
were all rushed into production, and nearly killed as many German airmen as
Allied, while the Meteor and Vampire were brought into use normally, and had
long successful service careers and development.