The Military Aviation Museum, located in Pungo, Virginia, is set to host an event celebrating the return to flight of its Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational jet-powered fighter.
On this day in aviation history, 83 years ago (July 18, 1942), the Messerschmitt Me 262 prototype took to the skies for the first time under jet power. This historic flight marked the culmination of ...