Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger: books - history and deployment

Heinkel He 162

This book describes the operational and technical history of the Heinkel He 162, Germany's World War II jet fighter aircraft. Volume 16 in the Luftwaffe Profile Series.

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Heinkel He 162 (X Planes of the Reich)

Over 200 images, including three-view drawings, comprise this one of a kind photo album on the He 162. Included are photos of the He 162 in wartime service with JG 1, and the later surrender of at least thirty-one flight ready He 162s to British ground forces at Lech on 8 May 1945.
Subsequent test flights of He 162s in post-war England, USSR, South Wales, Australia, and the United States are also covered. No other aviation publication has ever assembled this large a quantity of images of the He 162 in a single volume.

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He 162 Volksjäger Units (Osprey)

With the Third Reich on the brink of defeat Hitler's instructions to his designers were clear. He wanted a Volksjäger - a People's Fighter that was quick to produce and used minimal quantities of strategic materials.

Heinkel rose to the challenge with the He 162, a fighter constructed of wood and metal that was designed, built and flown in the staggeringly short time of ten weeks. Professional pilots were in short supply, and so the Luftwaffe was ordered to man the He 162 with hastily trained members of the Hitler Youth - a flawed plan that fortunately never came to fruition.

Detailed aircraft profiles and never before seen photographs perfectly complement the analysis of the revolutionary Heinkel He 162 as author Robert Forsyth traces its entire history, from the early design and production through to its limited combat experience.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Development of the Peoples' Fighter
Chapter 2: Testing Setbacks
Chapter 3: Pilot Training
Chapter 4: Production
Chapter 5: Into Service
Appendices: Technical specification and performance tables for He 162, Selected Bibliography.

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