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German jet-propelled plane at Rheinmain Airport near Frankfurt, Germany. The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) of Nazi Germany was surrendered by it's defecting pilot in March 1945. It was the first jet propelled plane to be captured intact. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_6_41) (KEYSTONE/Everett Collection/)