Robert Forsyth

Me 262 (eBook, ePUB)

Northwest Europe 1944-45
Illustrator: Hector, Gareth; Laurier, Jim

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Using rare first-hand accounts from Me 262 pilots, Robert Forsyth examines what it was like to fly the world's most advanced interceptor in the deadly skies over Germany in 1944-45.

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472850522
• Artikelnr.: 65546046

Autorenporträt

Robert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher, specializing in military aviation and military history. He is the author of over 30 titles for Osprey Publishing on the aircraft, units and operations of the Luftwaffe, an interest he has held since boyhood. He has written articles for The Aviation Historian, Aerojournal, Aeroplane Monthly, Aviation News, Combat Aircraft, and FlyPast and he is a member of the Editorial Board of The Aviation Historian.

Inhaltsangabe

(Subject to Confirmation) Chapter 1 In Battle An all-action account from
the cockpit of an Me 262 assigned to Jagdgeschwader 7. Chapter 2 Setting
the Scene Design, development and production of the Me 262. Chapter 3 Path
to Combat Charting the training and careers of two Luftwaffe pilots who
flew the Me 262 in combat. Chapter 4 Weapon of war A brief technical
appraisal of the Me 262. Chapter 5 Art of War This chapter analyses the
evolution of the three-aircraft Kette formation used by JV 44 and
variations used by JG 7, as well as differences in attack tactics. Chapter
6 Combat This chapter contains first-hand narratives from Me 262 pilots
(both aces and lesser known Jagdflieger). Appendices Listing of Me 262 aces
and performance data Index