Timeline for answer to Which Allied aircraft scored the most air-to-air kills against the Me 262 in WWII? by Italian Philosopher
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| Sep 23, 2018 at 17:45 | comment | added | tj1000 | I also read Clostermanns's book... very interesting. What surprised me was the high casualties the Allied ground attack aircraft took late in the war. That doesn't tend to get mentioned in most accounts. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 at 17:15 | comment | added | Josef Švejk | This is a good answer, but I believe they had used this tactic because they weren't able to catch Me-262 directly in the air. It is a big luck the Nazi began produced that aircraft when the war had gone to its end. | |
| Sep 11, 2018 at 8:41 | comment | added | bigbadmouse | in counting me262 losses we should bear in mind how hard they were to produce, how much precious fuel they used and how few pilots they had. Arguably smaller losses hit the Germans harder | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 20:46 | history | edited | Italian Philosopher | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 10, 2018 at 19:00 | comment | added | Italian Philosopher |
@PieterGeerkens So, as soon as an OP mentions a possible answer it is off limit to everyone then? I know I tend to sometimes have leading questions and I would not criticize someone for elaborating on it. Anyway this seems like a popular question. A quick Google tempest me 262 kills got me, among others, this: groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.aviation.military/… Keep in mind the flip side of 100 or so air losses you warned against: with such low numbers it's easy to get in the top ranks. Whether the Tempest took the actual top or not I leave for others to say.
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| Sep 10, 2018 at 17:48 | comment | added | PGeerkens | This is not an answer but just a repeat of the same point made in the question: "most 262 kills by Allied aircraft was during takeoff or landing, or on the ground ...". The rat scramble is not an air-to-air kill, it is a landing ambush, and easily foiled by the Germans with flak as soon as they figured it out | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 16:26 | comment | added | Kerry L | I may take a look at that book, thanks. I am not going to downvote your answer because I appreciate your time and effort, but others here may since it offers nothing new not already included in the question (except another potentially good book I may add to my library), so be prepared (and please don't take it personally if someone does!) | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 16:23 | comment | added | Italian Philosopher | yes, after answering I re-read the question in more detail 🐑 -ish. but it's a pretty good book ;-) | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 16:21 | comment | added | Kerry L | Yes, thanks Italian Philosopher - this tactic used by Tempests, called the Rat Scramble was included in the referenced Me 262 Wiki article and cited above in the Question. Appreciate the additional link. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 16:17 | history | answered | Italian Philosopher | CC BY-SA 4.0 |