Special: Advent of the Jet Era

Pilots,

The time has come to lay aside our differences and state the one thing that all World of Warplanes players can agree on. We all want our planes to perform better, faster and stronger!

This was the motto on 18^th July 1942, when the German Luftwaffe tested the Me 262.  This plane marked the first time ever a fighter aircraft was powered by the revolutionary new jet engine!

Today we want to celebrate this moment that would change aviation forever by giving you the following bonuses in the game:

50% Discount on the purchase price of the German Me 262 Schwalbe

Buy this revolutionary jet plane now and save a gigantic 1.25 million credits!

Double credits earnings for the German Me 262 Schwalbe

If you’re lucky enough to have unlocked this Tier VIII beast already, then the next couple of days will be the perfect occasion to unleash it on the battlefields!

These bonuses will be available from Wednesday 17^th July 07:30 CEST (GMT +2) until Friday 19^th July at 07:00. 

The history of aviation was, and still is to some extent, always a game of gaining edges, breaking records and generally pushing the limits of what is technologically possible. As such, it comes as no surprise, that after decades of propeller-driven planes in the first half of the 20^th century, it was the new jet-engine propelled aircraft that would usher in a new era in the field of aeronautics. Much more capable in nearly every regard, jet engine planes managed to eradicate propeller-driven aircraft in just a short span of years, and would progress to become the standard even up until today.

Undoubtedly on the forefront of this everlasting push for progress was the German Me 262 Schwalbe. It went down in history as the first ever mass-produced jet fighter, having entered large-scale production in 1944 in a last desperate attempt of the Germans to turn the tides of war. As the first aircraft of its kind, the Me 262 was much faster than any of its competitors and required a new approach, both in how it was used offensively by the Germans and how the Allies had to counter it. Although not without flaws – its high fuel consumption and somewhat limited manoeuverability remained a constant throughout its many versions – the Me 262 went on to become a formidable air superiority fighter, claiming a total of 542 Allied enemy planes in just a very brief operational time.

Experience the feeling of the Me 262’s high speed-nature for yourself by climbing into its cockpit on Tier VIII of the German Heavy Fighter branch! Alternatively, if you want to delve deeper into its history, you can also revisit our History Spotlight article on this extraordinary aircraft. 

Turn those jets on, Pilots!