The Fighter American Pilots Dubbed Too Fast to Hit in Combat During WWII

The Fighter American Pilots Dubbed Too Fast to Hit in Combat During WWII

During the closing years of the war in Europe, American bomber crews faced many threats in the skies. But nothing shocked them more than a rocket-powered interceptor that moved faster than anything they had ever seen. Many described it as impossible to track and nearly impossible to hit. This article looks at how that aircraft came to be, how it performed in combat, and how both sides recalled their experiences with it. The First Encounters On J…