What is the rarest surviving World War II era fighter jet in the world, and where is it located?

 


I would venture a guess that this old girl deserves a place on that list. As far as I know (and I could be wrong about this) she is the only one left of her kind

From the Ditsong website: ”The Messerschmitt Me 262 B-1a/U1 on display at the DITSONG: National Museum of Military History

The aircraft on display at the Museum, designated Me 262 B-1a/U1, was a two-seater trainer aircraft modified further as a night fighter to cater for the urgent need for an aircraft capable of combating the night-raiding British De Havilland Mosquito. These modified aircraft remained in use until a re-designed night fighter version with a lengthened fuselage was eventually produced.”

She is located at the Ditsong National Museum of Military History in Saxonworld Johannesburg next-door to the Jo’burg Zoo.

“This beautifully preserved Me262 night fighter was captured at Schleswig in Northern Germany at the end of WW2. It had previously been operated by 10./NJG11 as 'red 8'. Given the Air Ministry serial 'A.M.50' and then the British military serial 'VH519', it was ferried to Farnborough for testing on 19th May 1945. On 6th July that year it was damaged in a landing accident at RAF Ford but was repaired. In March 1947 it was shipped to Capetown, South Africa and in 1950 it went on display at Dunnottar AB. It remained there until 1971 when it was taken to Snake Valley AB for restoration. It then moved to its current home at the South African National Museum of Military History, at Saxonwold, Johannesburg. South Africa. 16-9-2014”.

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