The race for the best Jet Fighter during WW2 was mostly a race between Britain and Germany. Although the RAF had the advanced Gloster Meteor as their Jet Fighter, the Germans were much more advanced and established. The issue for Germany came when Hitler demanded a jet fighter-bomber to attack allied forces in France, while his generals wanted a pure fighter plane to intercept allied air raids on German factories. Because they compromised, Germany ended up with a mediocre aircraft which wasn't good at intercepting or ground attack. Other German plans for advanced Jet Fighters planned but never came to full fruit because allied air attacks crippled German Industry and Research capabilities. After the War American and Soviet scientists raced to control German research and plans. The race to build the perfect jet fighter would continue in the Cold War.
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