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The ME 262 Stormbird from the pilots who flew, fought, and survived it / Colin D. Heaton.
| Author/creator | Heaton, Colin D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Minneapolis : MBI Pub. Co., |
| Description | xiv, 322 p. : ill., ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Messerchmidt 262 Stormbird |
| Contents | Too little, too late -- On the drawing board -- Test flights -- In the field -- Competition and innovation -- The stormbird takes wing -- A questionable political decision -- First encounters -- Challenges of the jet -- Night and day -- Fighting the fighters -- Fighting the bombers -- Kommando Mowotny -- The death of Nowotny -- Kommando Nowotny carries on -- Victories in the face of defeat -- Allied forces fight back -- The last death throes of JG-7 -- Galland and the squadron of experts -- The loss of Steinhoff -- Back in the air -- Galland's last mission -- The end of the war and JV-44 -- Operations Lusty and Paperclip : the post-war scramble for jets -- Appendix 1 : "My last mission / by Joe Petersbur -- Appendix 2 : German ranks and medals -- Appendix 3 -- Additional ME 262 data. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p.295-299) |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011044702 |
| ISBN | 9780760342633 (hbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |