Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe: boeken - historie (2/2)

Jagdgeschwader 7 - The World's First Jet Fighter Unit 1944/1945

Formed in August 1944, Jagdgeschwader 7 was equipped with the revolutionary Me 262 jet fighter, which was faster than any aircraft in existence at the time. This unit experienced all of the highs and lows associated with the introduction of such a radically new design.
Thus the history of JG 7 is also the story of the Me 262, and inspired design which broke new ground in many areas of technology, and for which there was simply not enough time for thorough development. The pilots of JG 7 frequently had to make do with improvisation and faced a numerically far superior enemy in an aircraft which was technically immature.

Manfred Boehme has collected many documentary sources including first hand accounts, technical records and photo archives - many of the 150 photos are published here for the first time.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Manfred Boehme
Uitvoering:	288 blz, 23.5 x 16 x 2.6 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	150 z/w foto's
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2004)
ISBN:	9780887403958

Me 262 - Northwest Europe 1944-45 (Osprey)

Right from its operational debut in the summer of 1944, the Me 262 outclassed anything the Allies had in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm Mk 108 nose-mounted cannon, and a Jumo 004 jet engine.
The problem the Luftwaffe faced, however, was one of numbers. Towards the end of the war, availability of machines and trained pilots was scarce, and it is only thanks to the exploits of a handful of veteran Jagdwaffe aces such as Adolf Galland, Walter Krupinski and Johannes Steinhoff, that the aircraft made a significant impact on the air war and was the source of considerable concern to the Allies.

Filled with specially commissioned artwork including action-packed ribbon diagrams, battlescenes, armament views and maps, Robert Forsyth offers the definitive technical and historical guide to the state-of-the-art Me 262, using rare photographs and pilots' first-hand accounts.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Robert Forsyth, Gareth Hector, Jim Laurier
Uitvoering:	80 blz, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.5 cm, paperback
Illustraties:	rijk geïllustreerd met foto's en tekeningen
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2023)
Serie:	Dogfight (6)
ISBN:	9781472850515

Me 262 vs P-51 Mustang : Europe 1944-45 (Osprey)

Arguably two of the finest fighters built during the course of World War II, the Me 262 and P-51 Mustang heralded new dawns in aircraft performance. Making its operational debut in the summer of 1944, and powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine, the Me 262 outclassed Allied planes in terms of speed and firepower ratio, offering a formidable punch with four 30 mm MK 108 nose-mounted cannons.

However, in the P-51, fitted with the Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin engine and drop tanks, the USAAF finally had a fighter that had the 'legs' to escort its heavy bombers deep into Reich airspace and back.
If flown to its strengths, the P-51 was more than capable of taking on the feared Me 262 on an equal footing, despite the differences in power and top speed.
Indeed, the Mustang proved to be the Luftwaffe fighter arm's nemesis. When the P-51D sortied over Germany from the summer of 1944 onwards, it shredded through the ill-trained and depleted Gruppen of the Luftwaffe's defence wings.

This book examines the two fighters in detail, exploring their history and development and containing accurate descriptions of the combats between the P-51 Mustang and the Me 262 in what were some of the most bitter and large-scale aerial actions fought over Europe in 1944-45.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Robert Forsyth
Uitvoering:	80 blz, 24.5 x 18.5 x 0.6 cm, paperback
Illustraties:	55 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Taal:	Engels
Uitgever:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2019)
Serie:	Duel
ISBN:	9781472829559

Messerschmitt Me 262 - Geheime Produktionsstätten

As the first jet fighter to be mass-produced, the Messerschmitt Me 262 is one of the groundbreaking designs in aircraft construction. The fighter-bomber, developed towards the end of the Second World War, was indispensable for the Luftwaffe. However, due to the massive bombing by the Allies, production had to be relocated to underground tunnels and forests.

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This volume describes the relocation to the secret production facilities in great detail, with contemporary and partly unpublished photos, sketches and plans. This was only possible through the use of forced laborers - a chapter that the author does not omit.

Specificaties

Auteur:	Alexander Kartschall
Uitvoering:	240 blz, 24 x 17 cm, harde kaft
Illustraties:	150 z/w- en kleurenfoto's
Taal:	Duits
Uitgever:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2020)
ISBN:	9783613042582