Messerschmitt Me-262A-1a

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The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a German World War II fighter aircraft built by Messerschmitt in the later stages of the war, and under license by Avia post-war.

A-1 Schwalbe

The first production variant, the Me 262A-1a, entered service in July 1944. This variant, nicknamed Schwalbe (German: "Swallow"), was powered by two 8.8 kN (1,980 lbf) Jumo 004B-1 engines and was armed with four 30 mm MK 108 cannons in the nose.[8]

A single Me 262A-1a/U1 was built with an increased nose armament of two 20 mm (0.787 in) MG 151 cannons, two 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 103 cannons, and two 30 mm (1.181 in) MK 108 cannons.[9] A single night fighter prototype was built at the Me 262A-1a/U2 with FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 90 MHz radar transceiver and a Hirschgeweih (stag's antlers) antenna array.[9] The Me 262A-1a/U3 was a reconnaissance modification built in small numbers with either Rb 20/30 cameras or one Rb 20/20 and one Rb 75/30 camera. Two Me 262A-1a/U4 bomber destroyer prototypes were built with a single 50 mm (1.969 in) anti-tank gun in the nose. The /U4 was originally intended to be armed with the MK 214A cannon, but a lack of availability meant that it was fitted with a Rheinmetall BK-5 in the interim. The MK 214A was eventually fitted to the /U4 in February 1945, but the aircraft was not accepted for production.[9][10] The Me 262A-1a/U5 was a heavy fighter prototype with six MK 108 cannons in the nose.[6]

The Me 262A-1b was a modification of the A-1a with BMW 003A engines in place of the Jumo 004s. Only three such aircraft were built.