24th January 2007, 06:48
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Re: Me262 Fldte
The following website www.answers.com/topic/messerschmitt-me-262 states in part
Other Allied fighters which encountered the Me 262 included the BritishSupermarine Spitfire, Hawker Tempest Mk.V and the Soviet Lavochkin La-7. The first Me 262 shot down by Allied fighters was by Spitfires of No. 401 Squadron RCAF, on October 5, 1944. The first Tempest kill of an Me 262 was by FO Bob Cole (DFC) of No. 3 Squadron RAF on October 13. The Lavochkin was the only Soviet fighter to shoot down a German jet, with La-7 ace Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub fighting and downing one Me 262 jet on February 15 1945 over eastern Germany. Kozhedub apparently later said that his success was mainly due to the Me 262 pilot attempting to out-turn his more maneuverable plane.
Kind regards
Ross
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