Scorched Earth | German Jet Fighters (Episode 14)

A 1998 Cromwell/Lamancha Production War Documentary, narrated by Graham McTavish.

In 1944, Hitler ordered the full-scale production of, what he called the Miracle Weapons. A new breed of aircraft designed to change Germany's declining military fortunes. As a result, the first Jet Fighters were unleashed on the world. The potentially devastating ME 262 and Arado 234 were underdeveloped and their moderate successes could not prevent the desperate situation which resulted in the introduction of the dangerous ME163 Kommet and the disastrous Heinkel HE162 the Peoples Defender, more dangerous to its pilot than the enemy.Featuring rare archive footage, stunning 3-D computer graphics and rare film of the last surviving jet aircraft, this is a sinister glimpse into what might have been.