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The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a German jet fighter in service during the latter stages of WW2. Faced with an adversary capable of extreme speeds, what strategies did the Allies adopt to protect their bombers from this jet (aside from targeting it on the ground and during takeoff and landing)?

by /u/Speedyniche in /r/AskHistorians

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