Messerschmitt Me 262
Title | Messerschmitt Me 262 PDF eBook |
Author | Walter J. Boyne |
Publisher | Schiffer Military History |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Messerschmitt Me 262: Arrow to the Future tells the dramatic story of the Me 262\s combat career as a fascinating chain of events in which planning, luck, and even blind stupidity played important roles. Even by today\s engineering standards, magnificent is the only word to describe the effort to bring the plane\s jet engines, which eclipsed the performance of all contemporary aircraft, from the laboratory to production in an amazingly short time.\nArrow to the Futrue also tells the story of the people who flew the Me262 in combat. Their complete accounts bring their missions to life and set the plane in the historical context of the war. The German narratives are complemented by the accounts of Americans who flew against the Me 262 - for instance, the team of crack USAAF pilots known as "Watsons\s Whizzers," who literally stole a fleet of jet aircraft from German airfields at the end of the war.\nAlso described are the postwar efforts to test and preserve the Me 262. Included is a description of the efforts to obtain one of these aircraft for display at the National Air and Space Museum, and the painstaking efforts by the team at the Smithsonian\s Paul E. Garber Facility for Preservation, Restoration, and Storage to restore the Me 262 to its pristine condition.\nThis new reprint edition is lavishly illustrated with more than 100 photographs, including operational photos from World War II, color views of the cockpit, and interior and exterior shots of the restored Me 262. In addition to the striking photographs, there are expert technical drawings, cutaway illustrations, and equipment and conversion tables. \nWalter J. Boyne is the author of many books including The Smithsonian Book of Flight, The Leading Edge, Boeing B-52: A Documentary History and Phantom in Combat, as well as the novels The Wild Blue, Trophy for Eagles and Air Force Eagles.
Hitler’s Jet Plane
Title | Hitler’s Jet Plane PDF eBook |
Author | Mano Ziegler |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Pages | 285 |
Release | 2023-06-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1805000217 |
The first operational military jet in the world, towards the end of the Second World War the ME 262 was to be the German miracle weapon. Mano Ziegler was involved from its inception and contributed to the design, testing, training and even served in it operationally. Could the ME 262 have broken the Allied supremacy in the air? Why did it take so long to come into service and why were hundreds of German pilots sacrificed in developing it? Why did the ME 262 prove not to be the unparalleled success claimed by Goering and why were German cities left dangerously exposed against Allied bombing campaigns? These are only some the important questions this new book answers.
Modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262
Title | Modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Oehler |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2012-04-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780966458 |
Developed from a 1938 design by Messerschmitt the Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First seeing combat in July 1944, it proved to be particularly effective against the large Allied bomber formations that were operating over Germany late in the war and more than 1,400 were produced, though less than 300 saw combat. This book showcases six different builds of the Me 262 across the scales from 1/72 to 1/32, across a range of skill levels. It also includes a comprehensive list of all the available kits and aftermarket products.
Modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262
Title | Modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Oehler |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2012-04-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780966865 |
Developed from a 1938 design by Messerschmitt the Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First seeing combat in July 1944, it proved to be particularly effective against the large Allied bomber formations that were operating over Germany late in the war and more than 1,400 were produced, though less than 300 saw combat. This book showcases six different builds of the Me 262 across the scales from 1/72 to 1/32, across a range of skill levels. It also includes a comprehensive list of all the available kits and aftermarket products.
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Title | Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe PDF eBook |
Author | Marek Murawski |
Publisher | Monographs |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011-06-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9788361220893 |
* Origin and combat history of Germany's Messerschmitt Me 262 This superb monograph devoted to the the Messerschmitt Me 262 discusses its origins and development with detailed coverage of changes made in all its variants and sub-variants, including the special modifications for the foreign recipients. The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first jet-powered fighter aircraft and proved to be an impossibly fast adversary in the skies of Germany. Its late introduction to the battlefield during WWII means that this spectacular jet never realized its full potential. This volume includes many rare color profile artworks, detailing the impressive fighter. About Monographs Monographs focuses on an individual type of aircraft. Each monograph contains descriptions of the aircraft's origin, its variants and combat history. Each volume includes several hundred archive photographs, technical scale drawings and color profile artwork.
Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
Title | Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe PDF eBook |
Author | Maciej Noszczak |
Publisher | Casemate Publishers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-10-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9788361220077 |
Modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262
Title | Modelling the Messerschmitt Me 262 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Oehler |
Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-02-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781841768007 |
Developed from a 1938 design by Messerschmitt the Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet aircraft. First seeing combat in July 1944, it proved to be particularly effective against the large Allied bomber formations that were operating over Germany late in the war and more than 1,400 were produced, though less than 300 saw combat. This book showcases six different builds of the Me 262 across the scales from 1/72 to 1/32, across a range of skill levels. It also includes a comprehensive list of all the available kits and aftermarket products.