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Item Identifier Number
ms458_jhan_21p_39_007
Creation Date
3-7-1980
Collection
MS-458: Dayton Daily News Archive
Description
An Me 262 In the bay of an Air Force C-5A at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base after being flown from Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas where it was restored by members of the 404th Combat Logistics Support Squadron USAF Reserve. The Me 262 was the worlds first operational jet Fighter. The restoration took three years.
Publisher Repository
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
Image
Media Type
photograph
Permissions
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Keywords
Dayton Daily News; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio); ms458_jhan_21p_37_007; Military aircraft; Me 262; Jet fighter plane; Messerschmitt 262 (Jet fighter plane)
