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Me-262's in the Pacific?
Didn't the IJA fighter Hein represent a Japanese version (more or less) of the Me-109? AIUI, the Army pilots held it in contempt because it was seen as a hangar queen. Too complex for Japanese engineering.
Speaking of hanger queens, I understand that a completely disassembled Me-262 Swallow
(loaded with specs and technical advisors) was halfway to the Cape of Good Hope in a specially adapted U-Boat on its way to deliver its cargo to Japan. They were given Doenitz's order to surrender to the nearest Allied port, which they did. But the two Japanese engineers onboard elected to commit suicide rather than surrender.
Didn't the IJA fighter Hein represent a Japanese version (more or less) of the Me-109? AIUI, the Army pilots held it in contempt because it was seen as a hangar queen. Too complex for Japanese engineering.
Speaking of hanger queens, I understand that a completely disassembled Me-262 Swallow