jet 234On the morning of 2nd August 1944, Lt. Erich Sommer took off for the world's first jet reconnaissance mission. Flying at 34,000 ft, pilot made three long photographic runs overThe Arado Ar 234, also known as the Blitz (Lhtning), was a jet-powered reconnaissance and bomber aircraft used by the German Luftwaffe during World War II. It was the world's first