Military aircraft classics

[Landloper]

The first me262 downed was forced to crashland, in fact the first 2 were by a p47.. first one shot down was by spitfires if i remember right..

For what it is worth, here's the opinion of a 262 pilot:

'...the Messerschmitt Me262's most dangerous opponent was the British Hawker Tempest - extremly fast at low altitudes, highly manouverable and heavily armed.'
[Hubert Lange of 1/KG51 - quoted on 'The Hawker Tempest Page'].