jet 234The Arado Ar 234 represented a technological leap in aviation, showcasing the potential of jet propulsion. Its desn influenced subsequent jet aircraft development, and its role as a bomberGerman twin-engined, jet-propelled fhter plane, in foreground, and other planes were abandoned by Luftwaffe troops in large hanger of German airfield captured by III Corps, 3rd U.S. Army, at Manching, Germany.