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I'll be tooting my own horn here but this is a really interesting story. As you know, in 1944 Germany officially transitioned to the jet fighter.  Embark with me on the history of how, with mass production of the Messerschmitt Me 262 and Heinkel He 162 starting, the loss of factories and airports required Germany to switch to forest workshops and highway landing strips - and what this meant in the end.

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Me 262 - How Germany Tried To Regain Air Superiority

In 1944 Germany officially transitioned to the jet fighter. Uncover the story of how, with mass production of the Messerschmitt Me 262 and Heinkel He 162 starting, the loss of factories and airports required Germany to switch to forest workshops and highway landing strips. - Mortons: Quality Books - Mortons: 10% off with "MAH10" at https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/ Shown examples - Calum Douglas: The Secret Horsepower Race https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15057 - Dan Sharp: Heinkel He 162 https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/product/view/productCode/15025 - AK Interactive: Modelbuilding - AK Interactive: 10% off with "AK10MAH" at http://www.ak-interactive.com/ (ALL categories except 'LEGO/AK Deals') - Previous Me 262 related videos - - Me 262 vs He 162 – Which One Was Better: https://youtu.be/BUSGgAXLOqc - Me 262: Did Bombs Really Delay it?: https://youtu.be/SDYHd1PuR5U - Me 262 Pilot Interview: https://youtu.be/umqkdK6cHpI - Messerschmitt Me 262 - Significance: https://youtu.be/hpeWoLGVELc - Messerschmitt Me 262 – Inside The Cockpit: https://youtu.be/LpmOT6l9qwY - Messerschmitt Me 262 – Inside The Cockpit (Flying Aircraft): https://youtu.be/aSqwZig-9s4 - Heinkel He 162 – Walkaround: https://youtu.be/2WIhH11vxDs - Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ - Support - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis - Partner Discounts - Naval Institute Press: 25% off with "MILAVHIS" at https://www.usni.org/press/books Mortons: 10% off with "MAH10" at https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk/ AK Interactive: 10% off with "AK10MAH" at http://www.ak-interactive.com/ (ALL categories except 'LEGO/AK Deals') - Social Media - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ - Sources - BAMA, Flugzeugproduktion. Giffard, Hermoine (2016) Making Jet Engines in World War II – Britain, Germany, and the United States, University of Chicago Press Mahnkopf, Gisela, ed. ‘Blechschmiede’ Horgau - KZ-Außenlager und Waldfabrik für die NS-Rüstungsproduktion: Sonderband zum 32. Jahresbericht des Heimatvereins für den Landkreis Augsburg e.V. Augsburg: Heimatverein für den Landkreis Augsburg, 2010. Radinger, Will and Walter Schick (1996). Me 262 – Entwicklung, Erporobung und Fertigung des ersten einsatzfähigen Düsenjägers der Welt.. Aviatic Verlag, 3rd Ed Tooze, Adam (2007). The Wages of Destruction – The Making & Breaking of the Nazi economy. Penguin Books Sharp, Dan (2022) Messerschmitt Me 262 – Development and Politics, Mortons Waldwerk Kuno, last accessed Nov. 29, 2023, https://www.waldwerk-kuno.info/waldwerk-die-kz-haftlinge - Timecodes - 00:00 - Jet Fighters 00:26 - Going For Jets 02:42 - Decentralized Production of Jet Fighters 04:12 - Forest Factories 08:22 - Mortons/AK [Sponsored Segment] 09:52 - Number Game: Building Enough Jets 12:19 - Impact of Jet Fighters - Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound

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Bumbum McPoopy-FartFace

"I'll be tooting my own horn here" I think that's against Patreon's TOS

Timothy Mulligan

Another excellent contribution. particularly regarding the consequences of decentralized production. And thanks as well for the additional published references!