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[People inspecting Messerschmitt Me 262 prototype aircraft]

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Identifier2008-03-31_image_036SourceThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers (2008-03-31), Messerschmitt Me 262V, V-1 Prints FolderSeries2008-03-31, Series I-ADescriptionPhotograph of people inspecting a Messerschmitt Me 262 prototype aircraft, circa 1940s.

Inscription on verso by Bowers: "The first four ME 262's had tailwheel landing gear changed to tricycle because downward jet blast damaged the pavement and blew debris up onto the tail. Note wire-screen cover over jet inlet."Creation Datecirca 1940sSubjectMesserschmitt Me 262 Prototypes (V-Series)Airplanes, MilitaryGermany. LuftwaffeGermany. Air ForceWorld War, 1939-1945Original Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Peter M. Bowers Photograph Collection and Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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[People inspecting Messerschmitt Me 262 prototype aircraft]