Me. 262 Stormbird Ascending by Bob Carruthers (2013, Trade Paperback)

Description: The Me. 262 Stormbird Ascending (Luftwaffe in Combat 1939-45) Paperback – September 19, 2013by Bob Carruthers (Author) Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers compiled this comprehensive overview of the Me.262. It draws heavily on post-war interviews with Luftwaffe pilots and staff officers to produce a fascinating insight into the Me.262 at the tactical and operational level. Also featured are rare English translations of contemporary interviews concerning the 262 with Adolf Galland and Hermann Goering, alongside the views of test pilot Hans Fey and Flug Kapitan Wendel who flew the aircraft in combat sorties. They provided an absorbing study, from a unique series of primary sources, of the world of the Me.262 and its pilots, and conveys to the modern reader a vivid sense of how they were viewed at the time. Also included is the complete pilot’s flying manual, which affords a fascinating insight from the cockpit into the realities of piloting the world’s first operational jet fighter. Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword Military (September 19, 2013)Language ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pagesISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1781592314ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781781592311

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Book Title: Me. 262 Stormbird Ascending

Book Series: Luftwaffe in Combat 1939-45 Ser.

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books The Limited

Item Length: 9 in

Original Language: English

Publication Year: 2013

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Author: Bob Carruthers

Genre: Aviation, History, Military, Crafts & Hobbies

Topic: Aircraft, Air Force, Airplanes, Foreign Militaries, Military History, War, Warfare, World War II, Military / World War II, Models, Military / Aviation

Item Width: 6 in

Number of Pages: 144 Pages