The Aviationist
Tom Demerly
Mar. 19, 2017
The First Ever Jet Airstrike Was a Disaster. Here’s The Bizarre Story.When gunners spot them, they are stunned: their speed. No propellers.
From out of the northeast, rocketing down from medium altitude in a shallow dive intended to improve bombing accuracy the Germans are back again. It is one more day of airstrikes on the prize. This is the third set of airstrikes today.
But this one is different. The planes are flying much faster. And have no propellers.
The first jet airstrike in history has begun. German Arado AR-234 medium bombers and Messerschmitt ME-262 fighter/attack jet aircraft are launching a last-ditch airstrike on this key target in a desperate attempt to halt the allied advance.
But it isn’t going well.
More w/video of Arado takeoffs and landings:
https://theaviationist.com/2017/03/19/72-year-ago-this-week-the-first-ever-jet-airstrikes-a-titanic-failure-for-the-germans/
