On this day in 1945, as he was coming back from a recce mission over England, Hptm. Felde prepared his Arado 234 Blitz for approach to his base in Rheine airfield and reduced his airspeed. A Hawker Tempest V used the opportunity to get close to it and shot it down. It was the first time a jet aircraft was shot down in aerial combat.

#aviationhistory , #onthisdayinaviation , #onthisdayinaviationhistory , #otd , 2013 , Ar 234 , Arado , Blitz , Chantilly , National Air & Space Museum , Udvar Hazy Center , Udvar-Hazy Center , USA , Virginia

Exposure Time	1/25 s
ApertureFNumber	f/5.6
ISO	800
Model	Canon EOS 30D
Lens	EF17-40mm f/4L USM
Focal Length	17 mm
Date Time of Original	2013:03:03 23:59:08

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Robin MORET

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Sunday 3 March 2013

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Saturday 9 February 2019

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#aviationhistory, #onthisdayinaviation, #onthisdayinaviationhistory, #otd, 2013, Ar 234, Arado, Blitz, Chantilly, National Air & Space Museum, Udvar Hazy Center, Udvar-Hazy Center, USA, Virginia

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