How did the British jet fighters of WW2 compare to the German?

The wartime version of the Gloster Meteor, the only British Jet to reach operational service in WWII, was in most regards lower than the best piston engine fighters available during the last year of the war. read more

World War II was the first war in which jet aircraft participated in combat with examples being used on both sides of the conflict during the latter stages of the war. The first successful jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, flew only five days before the start of the war, on 1 September 1939. read more

Since the Allies had Jet fighters first, and some of their prop planes were faster than german jets the reaction wasn’t really anything. You have to remember by the time the Germans had operational jets the Allies already had complete air dominance. read more