The Military Aviation Museum is set to unveil the return to flight of its Messerschmitt Me 262-an iconic World War II jet fighter-during a special event at Chesapeake Regional Airport on May 10, 2025.

On a quiet Virginia afternoon, the Military Aviation Museum‘s Messerschmitt Me 262 replica returned to the skies for the first time in over a decade. The museum's chief pilot, Mike Spalding ...

and a Messerschmitt ME 262 (the world's first jet-powered fighter plane). Past visitors said this impressive museum offers a great assortment of planes, adding that the docent-led tour of the ...

An Me 262 replica flees a Mustang near the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach. For pilots of propeller-driven airplanes, used to small differences between top speeds, jets were a shock ...