Allein Me 262 gegen 40 Mosquitos – und dann stand sein Triebwerk in Flammen.

February 21, 1945. Burg Airfield – Berlin. Kurt Welter takes off alone in his Me 262 as a wave of around 40 Mosquitos heads toward the Reich capital. No radar. No in-flight navigation. Only radio guidance – and an idea that sounds crazy: anti-aircraft searchlights as a targeting system. Two quick attacks, seconds of opportunity, minimal firing time – then the shock: debris in the air intake, an engine burning/failing. And yet: he fights on, turns away, and then has to land on a pitch-black runway – marked only by vehicles with headlights. How to create "radar" from beams of light – and why this mission, despite jet speed, was a mathematical problem. 👇 Subscribe for historical analysis and dramatic WWII stories! #secondworldwar #ww2 #me262 #mosquito #luftwaffe #history