The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the first jet fighter (and fighter bomber).

With a kill count of 542 and only being downed 100 times, the Me 262 had a 5.42 KD.

The Me 262 was in service in WW2 for 1,142 days.

The Me 262 had a fuel life of 40-90 minutes per-flight. The fighter achieved a rather terrifying status with how quickly it could take out a group of bombers.

The main cannons were a set of 4 30mm MK 108 cannons that could fire 44 shells per second (650 rounds per minute from each cannon) and put the fear of German engineering into the heart of allied bomber crews. Additionally, the Me 262 could carry 2 550lb bombs or 24 2.2 inch R4M rockets.

The Me 262 was so fast that German pilots had to make new tactics to attack Allied bombers, or they would miss most of their shots.

The Me 262 had a fuel capacity of 635 gallons and flew at a maximum of 490 knots.

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was Nazi Germany's jet fighter, and the reason the jets we have now exist