[mad_as_he$$]

I agree but D-day was really the end of the war in Europe. If the Germans had been able to train pilots and fuel them the Me-262 would of devastated the bombers and even the P-51. 1400 of them were made and only about 200 saw combat but they had a 5:1 kill ratio. The 262 was started before the war and another six months of so of being ahead of the curve they would of had airspace dominance. There were also several other German concepts that would of played he$$ on our forces if they had been started or continued for just a few months sooner.

[valkyry1]

I know what you are saying and its all speculation now.

Here is a really goofy looking German jet fighter that would have also been devastating on our bomber fleets.

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/AC/aircraft/Heinkel-Salamander/info/info.htm

[endthematrix]

Think of what scores of Jap Me-262’s could have done in the Pacific...

[Joe 6-pack]

"If the Germans had been able to train pilots and fuel them the Me-262 would of devastated the bombers and even the P-51..."

Interesting conjecture, and while I agree that the Me-262 was a fine aircraft, and would have extended the war in Europe, keep in mind that the first prototypes of Kelly Johnson's P-80 were already flying by late 1944 and would have made short work of a 262. Likewise, the British were also flying the Gloster Meteor, and while it was primarily detailed to combat the V-1's falling on England, I suspect it would have been employed against Germany had the 262 been fielded with capable pilots and adequate fuel stores to become a major problem for the Allies.