Behind collapsing front lines, pilots race to seize the jet that changed aviation.
As World War II ends, this documentary follows Operation LUSTY, a secret American mission to capture and fly the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 before rival powers can claim it. Through high-stakes test flights and firsthand accounts, you will see how one aircraft helped launch the jet age. Sign up to watch history, engineering, and wartime risk collide.
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