To my knowlege, only two captured Arado AR-234 B-2's were brought back by boat to the USA from Melun, France for testing at Freeman Field as part of Operation Lusty.  One of these was given US registration FE 1010 during its first test flights at Melun, but it was given new registration T2-1010 when it had arrived in the USA.  Only one of these AR-234's survives today and is currently on display in the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum in Washington.  The second Arado 234 was on display as a gate guard at a naval air station up until the early 1950's when a new base commander had it removed and bulldozed into the ground.  Not sure which naval station this was or who the base commander was that ordered its destruction. 

Best regards,

Jim

We had a speaker at our World War II Roundtable who saw a ME 262 fly over them in combat.

He said the troops were speechless, they had never seen anything like it before and it took their breath away for a couple of minutes.

He only lives a few miles from our home, he is the only individual I know who saw one in combat. As I said he said the Americans were speechless on the ground. 

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Sincerely yours,
PA.Dutchman

Son of T/Sgt. Ray A. Heilman, JR.
11 TH Field Artillery 1937-1940
Schofield Barracks
7 TH AAC 11 BGH 42 Sq.1940-45
Hickam Survivor 12/7/1941
AAC Armorer (P) 911
P.U.Citation1942

Gregg,   Great pics especially the first one!  Although this thread is about the Arado 234B, it ties in well to the "birth, as it were, of the era of jet propulsion."  If you go to the "search forum" and plug in "ME 262." it will bring up several threads on this Site with interesting info.  In fact, I believe you have a post there on one of them.  You might want to "cut-n-paste" this one there too for continuity (my favorite trick to save time).  Like the gentleman about whom you spoke, I probably would have also been in awe both by the sound and an "A/C without a prop!!!"  Best Regards!  Steven   

Best Regards!
Steven P. Puhl
Willow Run Historian  (RET.)  
Home of 8685 Ford B-24 Liberators
Life Member: Yankee Air Museum

The Museum that has this beautiful ME 262 had a German Doctor stop one night to see their ME 262.

He was a former pilot of a ME 262. They got him to come down to the museum and they made a DVD of their interview with him. 

I purchased a copy of his DVD interview and it was something to hear him tell his stories and explain the handling of the jets compared to the Props he flew.

He started flying as a Guilder pilot and when  on to fly their ME 262. 

Sincerely yours,
PA.Dutchman

Son of T/Sgt. Ray A. Heilman, JR.
11 TH Field Artillery 1937-1940
Schofield Barracks
7 TH AAC 11 BGH 42 Sq.1940-45
Hickam Survivor 12/7/1941
AAC Armorer (P) 911
P.U.Citation1942