I stand corrected. What type was it? I don't recall ever hearing
anything about one, although I do know the English were working on a
prototype. But if you'll reread my post, I was referring to operational
units rather than prototypes. The US was testing a couple of ideas then
as well, but neither side were using them in regular combat like the
Germans were with the Me-262s. Of course, they were desperate and were
down to using whatever they could get their hands on, much like the
japanese got to the point of. I don't know if I would count shooting
down V-1s as "jet-to-jet COMBAT"- after all, it's not like the V-1s were
shooting back at them. That didn't occur until the American F-80s first
faced off with the Mig-15s over Korea a few years later. They
DEFINITELY were shooting back!
Jay Travis
Richard Notton wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay" <dagobertii@home.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 4:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Merlin Engine
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>
>> Plus, let's keep it in perspective- I mean, 25 hours lifespan of a JET
>> engine is not too bad compared to the Allies' jet fighter's engine at
>> the same point in the war- that would be what; "0" hours? (Since we
>> didn't HAVE an operational one in the field until after the war!!!)
>>
> That is incorrect.
>
> The Allies had a jet fighter in service on 21 July 1944, four were sent to
> the continent on 20 January 1945 but kept behind the lines and restricted to
> allied air space for security reasons.
>
> The first jet/jet combat occurred on 4 August 1944 against a V1 flying bomb.
>
> Richard
> Southampton - England
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