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Image 1 - Me 262A-1a/U3 (T-2-4012/FE 4012) Rebuilt by Howard Hughes for use in the Bendix air races. Phot Recon nose swapped for a fighter nose. Image 2 - Two Me 262s Flying. Image 3 - A photographic reconaissance Me 262A-1a/U3 of NAGe6, crashed, Lechefeld. © J.V. Crow Image 4 - A captured Me 262A-1a/U4 with a 50mm Mk 214 cannon. © Smithsonian Institution Image 5 - Another shot, this one closer, of the captured Me 262 with Mk 214. © Smithsonian Institution Image 6 - Captured Me 262's lined up at Lechefeld, June 1945, prior to their move to Melun in France, where captured German aircraft were collected for shipment to the USA. © Smithsonian Institution Image 7 Captured and cocooned photographic reconaissance Me 262 parked on the deck of the HMS Reaper and being shipped to the USA. © Smithsonian Institution Image 8 A shot of an Me 262's wing mounted R4/M aerial rockets. Image 9 A close-up shot of the R4/M rack. Image 10 A color profile illustration. Image 11 Me 262B-1a/U1 - wk/nr 110305 or 10./NJG 11. Currently on display at the Johannesburg War Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa. Note: Only authentic and complete Me 262 Nachtjaeger in the world. Image 12 A close-up shot of 110305's canopy. Image 13 A profile shot of 110305. Image 14 A shot of the Me 262 on display at the Smithsonian. © Smithsonian Institution Image 15 An Me 262A-1a/U3 on display at the Planes Of Fame Museum, Chino, CA. Image 16 Me 262A-1A/Bo wk/nr. 111711. Surrendered by Hans Fey Image 17 A shot of a captured Me 262Me 262B-1a/U1 (FE-610). Image 18 Another shot of FE-610. Image 19 A shot of a captured Me 262A (FE-110). Werk number 110836. Was formerly Black "L" of KG 51, later went to JV 44.

Image 20 A shot of another captured Me 262A-1a (FE-111) stored at NASM's Silverhill, MD facility, before restoration. Image 21 Same aircraft as Image 1. Side view. Image 22 An disabled Me 262 abandoned after U.S. forces overran the airfield. Werk Number 111685. Formerly 9K+FH of KG 51 which later went to JV 44. Shows the aircraft dispersed in a part of Hofoldinger forest adjacent to the Salzburg-Munich Autobahn where a number of JV 44's aircraft were hidden. Image 23 Me 262 at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum. Image 24 Me 262 W.Nr.130167, a Schwäbish-Hall built aircraft that became the second V5 SQ+WF. This a/c was used to test, amongst other things, brakes & brake linings, 'Viking Ship' racks, the EZ gunsight, RATO etc. It was also demonstrated to the Japanese commission. By late March 1945 it had completed some 300 test flights. Thanks to Dave Wadman for suppling the description. Image 25 Destroyed Me 262's in a devastated factory. Image 26 Australian Me 262A-2a wk/nr. 500200, At Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia. Check out the links page for the Australian Me 262 Page, for more info on this aircraft Image 27 Same aircraft as Image 26. Disassembled. Image 28 Same aircraft as Image 26. Disassembled. Image 29 Close-up of the cannon bay of a Me 262 © Peter Evans. Image 30 Unrestored 262. Image 31 Unknown aircraft. Image 32 Unknown aircraft. Image 33 Prototype. Image 34 262 being moved into a camoflaged revetment. Image 35 Me 262 V056 nightfighter prototype. Image 36 Another view of V056. Image 37 Another view of V056. Image 38 A derelict V056 at wars end. Image 39 A color profile. Image 40 Unknown aircraft. Image 41 Smithsonian Institute Me 262.

Thanks to Dave Wadman for helping identifying Images 19 & 22.
Thanks to Richard P. Lutz, Jr. for his help in identifying some of the images.

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