On the ground at RIAT Fairford tonight, having been escorted in by Spitfire AB910 of the RAF memorial flight and a P51, performing a run and break before landing 16.45
This aircraft, registration D-IMTT is operated by Flugmuseum Messerschmitt and supported by the Airbus Heritage Flight. It has been based at Manching in Germany since its delivery in 2006. This will be the UK debut of one of these modern Me 262s and the first time a Me 262 has flown in UK skies since the November 1945, when the final evaluation of a captured 262 took place at Farnborough.
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By: Prop Strike - 17th July 2023 at 11:22
It will be flying to Conningsby today, I think
”Some Club members may have seen in the aviation press and social media that the only flying example of a reproduction Messerschmitt Me 262 in Europe will be visiting the UK, principally to attend the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) which takes place at Fairford from 14-16th July. This announcement has created considerable interest as this will be the first time that a Me 262 has flown in this country since captured German aircraft were exhibited immediately after the Second World War. Even more exciting is the news that the Me 262 will be visiting the BBMF at RAF Coningsby after the RIAT show and will be available to view on BBMF hangar tours on 18th July.”
Messerschmitt Me 262 jet at the BBMF | RAF Memorial Flight Club
By: hypersonic - 14th July 2023 at 14:48
Nice to see it fly in. I thought it was going to arrive by road.
By: Prop Strike - 12th July 2023 at 22:59
Seems it dropped into Boscombe Down first.
Seemed to have acquired a faster Spitfire!
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July 12, 2023 at 10:51 pm