Yep! In 1945 they didn't had afterburners. Since the acceleration of those jets was not that great it was no problem for the American Mustangs to f**k those 262s during their starting and landing phase. Therefore the Luftwaffe tried to deal with this threat with piston fighters (espechially Fw 190) to answer the Mustangs.
Reminding me of what a hot airplane the Mustang was. I was once told by a pilot who flew both the Mustang and the F-50 that the former was far more exciting to fly.