The Arado AR 234 “Blitz” was the world’s first operational jet-powered bomber — faster than anything the Allies could intercept. Used for reconnaissance and bombing missions late in the war, it ...
On August 2, 1944, German pilot Erich Sommer took off in the Arado Ar 234A, the first jet ever to fly a combat reconnaissance mission. From 34,000 feet above Normandy, he captured hundreds of ...