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**inspiron** · 01-06-2008, 10:26 AM

IIRC, the Germans (Messerschmitt) were the first to build aircraft with jet engines. But they were still in early development at the end of WWII, and the US captured the plans and engineers during their march through Germany.

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inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 11,684	IIRC, the Germans (Messerschmitt) were the first to build aircraft with jet engines. But they were still in early development at the end of WWII, and the US captured the plans and engineers during their march through Germany. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400