Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 07:45 PM UTC
On the JaPo website, a well known publisher, we can find a new book in the offer about German late war jet airplanes.
Authors: David E. Brown, Tomas Poruba, Jan Vladar
Publish date: 2012
Pages: 150
Photos: 220
Colour profiles: 15 aircrafts
Language: English
Cover: soft

Messerschmitt Me 262 production & Arado Ar 234’s final operationsPreview of sample pages.
This publication extends our previous study “Messerschmitt Me 262s of KG & KG(J) units” by new information about Messerschmitt Me 262 and generally about German jets over Czech area. All typical features of the line, i.e. historical part with detailed study of separate aircraft are kept.
The text is accompanied by nearly 220 photos, number of data tables and original documents as it is usual in our publications.

The content covers:
  • description of Me 262 production in Protektorat including two main producers, FWE (FlugzeugwerkeEger) and LBB (Leichtbau Budweis), number of a/c produced, versions, operational use
  • development of reconnaissance variant Me 262A-1a/U3 at Messerschmitt mother factory, reconstruction of MK 108 cannon installation in reconnaissance Me 262s
  • final operation of Ar 234Bs and Cs in Czech area performed especially by 1.(F)/100 and III./EKG 1, analysis of possible presence of Me 163 and He 162 in Protektorat
  • reconstruction of 15 aircraft – Me 262s of FWE and LBB origin (including a/c repaired) and Ar 234C-3 operating over Protektorat
  • the fighter protection of Me 262’s air bases in the form of ammendment to the „Messerschmitt Me 262s of KG & KG(J) units“ is prepared with comparison of planned and actual Luftwaffe’s effort in this field. The detailed analysis of a Bf 109K-4 of III./JG 27 taking part in the protection is included.

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