Gloster Meteor vs. ME-262 Schwabel

Weren't operational ME-262s usually flown only by elite veteran Luftwaffe pilots (Galland, Lutzow etc) ? Whilst this doesn't so much affect the comparison between the AIRCRAFT, those asking in what circumstances etc would need to take into consideration that you're not positing Hitler Jugend pilots in these aircraft, but people who can (usually) control the foibles of the aircraft and make the most of it

Best Regards
Grey Wolf
 
Sigh....


Look, if you're going to use "difficult words" like swallow in German, could you at least spell them correctly.

Swallow is schwalbe in German.
 
The Meteor's 4x20mm armament was less destructive than the Me 262's 4x30mm, but better in a fighter vs fighter combat because the muzzle velocity was very much higher, greatly increasing the hit probability.

The Me 262's armament was optimised against heavy bombers.
 
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