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Why does the link in the origins section link to a YA author? 2600:1702:4B05:800:5575:827B:FABB:50EC (talk) 02:42, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Have removed it as an unlikely confusion. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 11:26, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The nickname "Schwalbe" may have been an allied invention

The nickname ‘Schwalbe’ (swallow) has not been found in any German WW2 documentation. It seems to have been an invention of British and American media, which captioned practically every photo of the Me 262 with ‘Schwalbe’. 83.250.69.156 (talk) 12:58, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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In the opening section we see "These were supposedly built by Avia and supplied covertly..." Doesn't "Avia" need a link? John D. Goulden (talk) 03:05, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]