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During World War 2, both the Axis and the Allies worked to develop the jet engine. This new engine design did not use a propeller to drive the plane, but used thrust generated by the jet engine to push the craft through the air. The Germans came up with a working model first, and it could make a fighter move pretty darn fast. The German jets had a minimum effect on the war because the Allies bombed the manufacturing facilities to the point where few of the craft became operational. But they did frighten the heck out of the airmen who flew against them and saw the speeds with which they cut the air.

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