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ME 262 Schwalbe Messerschmitt BadgeMade by military badge makers this hand embroidered badge makes the ideal collectors piece.Sewn with silver bullion thread on a black felt background. The jet itself is embroidered in high relief .
I designed this badge and produce them in very limited numbers, this is my latest design (released 4th April 2024.) This badge is only available here on my store and on my online store LionsAndTigers (dot) StoreMeasures 11.5cm nose to tail / 10 cm circular diameter.Despatched within 3 days. Free post to UK.TheMesserschmitt Me 262, nicknamedSchwalbe(German: \"Swallow\") in fighter versions, orSturmvogel(German: \"Storm Bird\") in fighter-bomber versions, is afighter aircraftandfighter-bomberthat was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturerMesserschmitt. It was the world\'s first operationaljet-poweredfighter aircraft.The design of what would become the Me 262 started in April 1939, beforeWorld War II. It made itsmaiden flighton 18 April 1941 with apiston engine, and its first jet-powered flight on 18 July 1942.
Progress was delayed by problems with engines,metallurgy, and interference fromLuftwaffechiefHermann GöringandAdolf Hitler. The German leader demanded that the Me 262, conceived as a defensive interceptor, be redesigned asground-attack/bomberaircraft.
The aircraft became operational with the Luftwaffe in mid-1944. The Me 262 was faster and more heavily armed than anyAlliedfighter. ~Wikipedia.
