Me 262 in ITALY ?

[Giorgio Spada]

Dear friends, I have just a simple question:

Does any of you have any info about
possible activities of messerchmitts me 262
in (northern) italy ?

Regards and Thanks in advance

Giorgio Spada

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[Richard T Eger]

Dear Gorgio,

To attempt to answer this very question for myself, I had purchased the book "Air War Italy 1944-45"; by Nick Beale, Ferdinando D'Amico, and Gabriele Valentini; Airlife Publishing Ltd, Shrewsbury, England; c. 1996. The authors give many reported sightings of Me 262s in Italy, but, on page 200, go on to state:

"Despite many reported sightings, we know of no hard evidence that Me 262s were ever in Italy. OKL in April had notified the Italian Embassy that pilots of II° Gr.C. would be trained on the type in Germany but no more came of this than of rumours within the Gruppo that they would be getting the He 162."

Regards,
Richard

[Giorgio Spada]

Richard, THANKS for you answer. I admit it,
I am aware of the research (an excellent one,
I think) by Beale et al. about the air war
in Italy. Regarding the subject, I have found
this link .....
http://www.robinhood.clara.net/warpaint/bio6.htm

a mistake ? Thanks in advance for comments
about this.... Regards, Giorgio S.

[Max C. A. Cappone]

Hello...
Beware of what you can find in the Net or even (worse) on books and magazines.
Don't forget what happened and sometimes still happens, with the Reggiane RE 2026.
According to what I know Arado recces have been the only jet operated on Italian front and this could be at the origin of the rumours about 262s flying in North Italy.
Ciao
Max