In this, the second volume of their study of the Messerschmitt Me262,
J. Richard Smith and Eddie J. Creek examine the impact the Me262 made
on the course of the European air war following its operational debut
with Erpobungskommando 262 in the summer of 1944. This extraordinary
new aircraft was a vital element to a possible revival of Nazi
Germany's flagging war effort. Using combat reports and eye-witness
accounts, the authors reveal the later tactical successes and
failures of the aircraft as it was deployed in both the fighter role
with Kommando Nowotny and in the bomber role with Kommando Schenk and
KG51 over the western front in the autumn of 1944. This book includes
an in-depth look at the array of weapons systems designed for the
aircraft as well as detailed descriptions of the projected
rocket-powered interceptor and heavily armed and armored variants.
Many never-before-published photographs and high-precision technical
scale drawings plus full-color interpretations and biographies of
many of the military personalities associated with the early
operations of the aircraft.
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