| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 501232 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe |
| Aircraft Version: | Messerschmitt Me-262A-1A Schwalbe |
| C/n (msn): | 501232 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 15 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 809549 |
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One of the last to be completed, this Me 262 'Yellow 5' was surrendered to Allied forces at Munich-Riem in May 1945 and ferried on to Lechfeld by a Luftwaffe pilot. Flown on to Cherbourg via St Dizier and Melun, it was shipped as "Watsons Wizzers 111/Screamin' Meemie" to the US aboard HMS Reaper with 40 other captured aircraft. Barged to NAS Patuxent River and allocated BuNo 121442 for ten hours of flight tests in January 1946, these were curtailed after three engine failures. Abandoned in 1952, it was moved to the nascent USAF Museum in 1957. Restoration was accomplished from 1976 to 1979 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 May 2025, and has since been viewed 36 times. |